Mumbai, Nov. 26 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said he is grateful to the Supreme Court for upholding democratic values and constitutional principles as the top court on Tuesday ordered a floor test in the Maharashtra assembly by 5 pm on Wednesday.

Pawar tweeted, "I am grateful to Hon'ble SC for upholding democratic values and constitutional principles. It's heartening that the Maharashtra Verdict came on the #ConstitutionDay, a Tribute to Bharatratna Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar!"The Supreme Court passed the judgement on the plea filed by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress against the government formation by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Devendra Fadnavis on early morning on Saturday.A three-Judge bench headed by Justice...