Mumbai, October 26
Forming the next government in Maharashtra is not an option before the NCP and it will sit in the opposition as mandated by the people, party chief Sharad Pawar said on Saturday.
Pawar’s remark comes even as Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray met newly-elected MLAs here on Saturday. The Shiv Sena is pitching for equal sharing of power and has demanded a written assurance on it from the BJP. Thackeray is learnt to have also said he has “other options open” but is not interested in exploring them since the BJP and the Sena are bound by the “Hindutva ideology”.
Asked about the possibility of the NCP supporting the Sena to form the government, Pawar said, “This is not the option before us. The people have asked us to sit in the opposition. We have accepted that mandate.” The NCP supremo made the remarks after Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat met him at his residence in Baramati in Pune district. Senior NCP leader Praful Patel expressed similar views. “The NCP will sit in the opposition,” Patel said. — PTI
MLAs to meet on Oct 30 to elect House leader
Newly elected NCP MLAs in Maharashtra will meet in Mumbai on October 30 to elect the leader of the House, party sources said on Saturday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar will also attend the meeting, to be held at the party's headquarters here, they said. The decision on who would become the Leader of Opposition will be taken after government is formed in the state, sources added.
Sena should come forward: Congress
The mandate for the Congress is to perform the role of Opposition. But to stop the BJP, we need to come together. Shiv Sena has to come forward. —Vijay Wadettiwar, Congress Leader
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