Decision on Maharashtra government formation likely tomorrow: Congress hints
New Delhi/Mumbai/IBNS: The people of Maharashtra will have to wait for at least one more day to have a new government as the Congress on Thursday hinted that the decision on sealing a deal with Shiv Sena might be taken on Friday, media reports said.
After the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Congress leader KC Venugopal said as quoted by NDTV, "I think tomorrow we will probably have a decision in Mumbai."
After a meeting with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday, the Congress said certain aspects of the alliance still needs to be discussed.
"There can't be any government in Maharashtra without the Sena, NCP and Congress. We are trying our best to resolve issues," NCP leader Nawab Malik said as quoted by NDTV.
As the Presidential rule is in place in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, which broke its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is looking to form the government with the NCP and Congress.
After the poll results which came out on Oct 24, the Sena had demanded 50:50 power share in the government and rotational Chief Ministership which were rejected by the BJP.
Following the rejection of the demands, the Sena and BJP parted their ways.
The BJP has 105 seats, 40 less than the majority (145) while the Sena won 56 seats.
The NCP and Congress, which fought the polls in an alliance, have 54 and 44 seats respectively.After the meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), Congress leader KC Venugopal said as quoted by NDTV, "I think tomorrow we will probably have a decision in Mumbai."
After a meeting with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday, the Congress said certain aspects of the alliance still needs to be discussed.
"There can't be any government in Maharashtra without the Sena, NCP and Congress. We are trying our best to resolve issues," NCP leader Nawab Malik said as quoted by NDTV.
As the Presidential rule is in place in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena, which broke its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is looking to form the government with the NCP and Congress.
After the poll results which came out on Oct 24, the Sena had demanded 50:50 power share in the government and rotational Chief Ministership which were rejected by the BJP.
Following the rejection of the demands, the Sena and BJP parted their ways.
The BJP has 105 seats, 40 less than the majority (145) while the Sena won 56 seats.
The NCP and Congress, which fought the polls in an alliance, have 54 and 44 seats respectively.
(Image Credit: INC Twitter)
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