Post-President's rule was imposed in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP leaders held hectic parleys to work out a Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for government formation. BJP chief Amit Shah finally broke his silence over the ongoing power tussle in Maharashtra. Shiv Sena, on the other hand, has warned the BJP of not playing with Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met Maharashtra Congress leaders on Wednesday for over an hour in the morning. The talks for government formation were progressing in the "right direction", he said after the meeting.
The Sharad Pawar-led NCP meanwhile appointed a five-member panel, which will be part of a joint committee to be formed with the Congress for deciding the CMP before the possible alliance with the Sena is finalised.
Amit Shah breaks silence over ongoing power tussle in Maharashtra
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After the President's Rule was imposed in Maharashtra, the state seems to be no closer to getting a government. While the day was filled with parleys between Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, no formal alliance has been arrived at.
On the other side of the political divide, BJP chief Amit Shah finally broke his silence over the ongoing power tussle in Maharashtra.
In a statement issued by the BJP on Wednesday, the Union Home Minister called the imposition of President's Rule as "constitutional" and "logical" and hit out at the opposition which has been raising the pitch on the issue.