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The Governor invited the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis to form government in Maharashtra based on a letter showing the support of 170 MLAs, including all 54 of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)'s Ajit Pawar, the centre today told the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is hearing a petition of the Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP against the surprise government formation by the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday morning. Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in along with Ajit Pawar as his deputy at 7.50 am with after President's Rule was revoked at 5.47 am with Prime Minister Narendra Modi using a special rule to approve it without a cabinet meet.