The apex court has agreed to an urgent hearing.

New Delhi, March 13

The Congress on Monday moved the Supreme Court to stop Manohar Parrikar from taking over as Goa Chief Minister tomorrow.The apex court has agreed to urgently hear the Congress petition, as per ANI.

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The Congress will also raise the issue of government formation in Goa and Manipur in Parliament tomorrow.Read: Jaitley gets charge of Defence Ministry after Parrikar heads to GoaThe party moved the apex court against Goa Governor’s decision to invite Parrikar to form government in the state, despite the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerging as the second largest party.The Congress claimed that the Governor should have invited them to form government, as they are the single largest party with 17 seats.The petition for urgent hearing was mentioned before Chief Justice of India J.S. Khehar.Incidentally, Parrikar is slated to take oath as Goa Chief Minister tomorrow.President Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has accepted Parrikar’s resignation from the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution.  The BJP, which failed to cross the half-way mark in the assembly polls with its tally dipping to 13 from 21, pulled off a coup yesterday by enlisting the support of the Goa Forward Party (GFP), Maharastrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and two Independents, to reach the magic figure of 21 in the 40-member house. — Agencies