Pawar, Sonia discuss alliance with Shiv Sena |
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar will meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday, to discuss government formation in Maharashtra. A decision to this effect was taken at the NCP core committee meeting at Mr Pawar`s residence on Sunday evening. The NCP is in talks with its ally Congress for a possible alliance with the Shiv Sena after Uddhav Thackeray-led party`s alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party fell apart over the chief minister`s post. NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik said the NCP core committee`s meeting, which lasted for over two hours, was attended by senior party leaders Jayant Patil, Dilip Walse Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Ajit Pawar, Supriya Sule, Sunil Tatkare, Dhananjay Munde and others. He added that Monday`s talk between Pawar and Sonia Gandhi, which is to take place in Delhi to discuss the possibility of formation of government in Maharashtra. After the meeting, leaders of both parties are likely to meet in a day or two to discuss the future course of action. Meanwhile, Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan informed that Shiv Sena and Congress leaders too are likely to meet today in Mumbai to discuss government formation.
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