BJP minister sings Hindi song on 'strange bond' with Shiv Sena

Amid Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena tussle on sharing power in Maharashtra, State Finance Minister and BJP leer Sudhir Mungantiwar recited opening lines of a popular Hindi film song to highlight "strange bond" between two parties. He also mentioned that  'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) of BJP, Sena and or parties will form next government in State. 

"Tere mere beech mein, kaisa hai yeh bandhan anjaana, maine nahi jaana, tune nahi jaana (What kind of strange bond is this between us, I don't kw about it, you don't kw about it)," Mungantiwar said, reciting opening lines of a song from 1981 Hindi romantic trdy Ek Duuje Ke Liye. 

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"People across State have voted for development and progress. We need to understand this mandate given by people," he said. Come what may, Mahayuti of BJP, Sena and or parties will form next government in State, he ded.  Sena has been unrelenting so far on its demand for rotation of CM's post between two allies. BJP MLAs met to elect Devendra Fnavis as ir leer, a formality before he is sworn in as Chief Minister for second time.

"re should be speculation. We h said that government will be formed by Mahayuti," Fnavis said after election. re was talk that BJP may offer Deputy CM's post and more portfolios in Maharashtra and at Centre to bickering ally but se won't include top portfolios like Home, Finance and Revenue. 

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Sena's 50:50 formula

BJP and Sena are locked in a tug-of-war over rotational chief ministership. Sena is pushing for a commitment - that too, in writing - that it would get post of Chief Minister for half term under 50-50 formula. BJP has been opposed to proposal. Sena has claimed that BJP is reneging on its promise of equal partnership me before Lok Sabha polls. Sena camp points to a February Press conference in which Fnavis said, "We have decided equal sharing of posts and responsibilities once we come to power again." Fnavis has said Shiv Sena was t promised rotational chief ministership.

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Poll results in Maharashtra 

saffron alliance swept Maharashtra on Thursday, October 24, winning a combined tally of 161 (BJP- 105, Sena -56) to award CM Devendra Fnavis a second term. But comeback of 'Maha- Aghi' alliance (NCP-Congress) took Mahayuti by surprise as NCP bagged 54 seats while languishing Congress too bagged 44 seats. Though BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will form next government, it was handed a diminished mandate compared to 2014 where it won 185 seats.

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(With PTI inputs)