Maharashtra under President's rule for 3rd time

Based on Governor’s recommendation (Bhagat Singh Koshyari), President Ram Nath Kovind signed proclamation imposing President’s rule in Maharashtra.
This comes after Pre-poll allies BJP and the Shiv Sena who had won 161 seats were unable to form the government till such a long time after declaration of result on October 24, 2019.
In the election,the BJP emerged as the single largest party with 105 seats followed by the Shiv Sena 56, the NCP 54 and the Congress 44.
Overall, this is third time that Maharashtra has come under the central rule.
And this is the first instance in the 59-year-old history of the state when Article 356 has been invoked due to inability of political parties to form a government after an assembly election.