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Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress will form Maharashtra government: Sharad Pawar

| @indiablooms | Nov 15, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: After days of political stalemate followed by the Presidential rule in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday said his party along with Shiv Sena and Congress will form the next state government.

"This government will be formed and it will complete five years. We all will ensure this government runs for five years," Pawar said as quoted by NDTV.

The three parties, which have agreed upon a common minimum programme, are likely to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Saturday.

Regarding the Sena's insistence on assuming the Chief Minister's post, the NCP chief said, "We will think about it."

However, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said, "The Shiv Sena should get the Chief Minister's post. They were disrespected by the BJP."

In a similar tone, Sena MP Sanjay Raut said, "The government will be formed by Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress. The Chief Minister will be from the Sena."

The political stalemate occurred after the Sena demanded an equal share of ministries and rotational Chief Ministership which were denied by its ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The two saffron parties parted their ways after fighting and winning the state polls in an alliance.

After the BJP refused to stake claim to form the government, Koshyari had given chance first to Sena and then to NCP to stake claim but both the two parties were unable to do. Prior to the end of the deadline given to the NCP, the Governor striking a row sent a report to the Centre seeking Presidential rule in the state.

The combined figure of seats of Sena (56), NCP (54) and Congress (44) happens to be 154, nine more than the majority mark of 145. In that scenario, the BJP would sit in the Opposition with its 105 MLAs.

(Image Credit: Sharad Pawar Twitter)

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