Maharashtra has been placed under the President’s rule after Ram Nath Kovind signed off on the recommendation of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday following the Union Cabinet recommendation for the same, even as top leaders from the NCP, the Congress and the Shiv Sena held a flurry of consultations in a bid to tot up the numbers and resolve the impasse over government formation in the state. So, what will be the future of Maharashtra politics and will Shiv Sena be able to form the government in the state?