Sharad Pawar briefs Sonia Gandhi on political situation in Maharashtra

Sharad Pawar briefs Sonia Gandhi on political situation in Maharashtra

New Delhi: After holding talks with Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar on Monday said the 2 parties will hold talks with their allies in Maharashtra before taking a decision on government formation in the state. 

Addressing a press conference, Sharad Pawar said he briefed Sonia Gandhi about the political situation in Maharashtra and that there was no talk on government formation in the state.

"We have discussed in detail the political situation in Maharashtra," he stated.

"We will keep an eye on the situation in Maharashtra. Congress and Nationalist Congress Party leaders will hold further talks on the future course of action," he included.

The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is in talks with ally Congress for a possible coalition with the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena after the latter's alliance with the BJP fell apart over the CM’s post in Maharashtra.

"Sharad Pawar met the Congress President today and briefed her on the situation in Maharashtra. It was decided that in a day or two, representatives from Nationalist Congress Party and Congress will meet in Delhi to discuss the way forward," Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a tweet.

The meeting took place at Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence here and lasted for about 50 minutes.

Congress and Nationalist Congress Party leaders have held a series of meetings in the last few days to finalise the modalities for a Sena-led government in Maharashtra.

Ahead of his meeting with Sonia Gandhi,  Sharad Pawar said all political parties seeking to stake claim to form the government in Maharashtra had to "choose their own paths".

State was placed under the President's rule on November 12 after no party or alliance staked claim to form government in the Maharashtra.

Sharad Pawar's meeting with the Congress chief comes a day after the Nationalist Congress Party 's core committee held a meeting in Pune and resolved that the President's rule should end and an "alternative government" be formed in Maharashtra.

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Shiv  Sena, which fought the October 21 polls in alliance, secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats, respectively, in the 288-member assembly. The Congress and the NCP, pre-poll allies, had won 44 and 54 seats respectively. 

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