Sources told although
the meeting between fadnavis and Shah has been called to discuss the drought
relief measures for farmers, the two leaders are mainly going to discuss the
stalemate in maharashtra over government formation. Meanwhile amid the stalemate, shiv sena put the bjp
on notice on sunday as the party seems to have reached out to the Sharad
Pawar led party.
Furthermore the speculation that Sena was exploring alternative options other than the ally bjp got strengthened when senior ncp leader Ajit Pawar showed reporters a phone message from Sena mp sanjay raut, which just contained a formal introduction of and greetings from the latter. Speaking on the message, former deputy chief minister Pawar said, "This means I should call him. I will call and check."
Even though the ncp has maintained that it will sit in the Opposition. But ncp chief sharad pawar held a closed-door meeting with his party leaders in mumbai on saturday to explore an alternate possibility of forming the government with Sena. Reportedly an NCP-Sena government with outside support from congress would be formed. Several congress leaders, including 40 of the party’s 44 MLAs are on board with the plan. But sonia gandhi is said to be hesitant as she feels allying with the Sena would hurt the party’s secular credentials.
Furthermore the speculation that Sena was exploring alternative options other than the ally bjp got strengthened when senior ncp leader Ajit Pawar showed reporters a phone message from Sena mp sanjay raut, which just contained a formal introduction of and greetings from the latter. Speaking on the message, former deputy chief minister Pawar said, "This means I should call him. I will call and check."
Even though the ncp has maintained that it will sit in the Opposition. But ncp chief sharad pawar held a closed-door meeting with his party leaders in mumbai on saturday to explore an alternate possibility of forming the government with Sena. Reportedly an NCP-Sena government with outside support from congress would be formed. Several congress leaders, including 40 of the party’s 44 MLAs are on board with the plan. But sonia gandhi is said to be hesitant as she feels allying with the Sena would hurt the party’s secular credentials.
