NCP meets Maha Guv and confirms invite; not confident over deadline

Soon after Maharashtra Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari declined Shiv Sena's request for extra time, Goverr w has invited third-largest party in state, Nationalist Congress party to form government. Goverr h earlier summoned NCP leers at Raj Bhavan and an NCP delegation comprising of Chhagan Bhujbal, Jayantrao Patil, Dhananjay Munde, Dilip Walse Patil and Ajit Pawar met Goverr. After ir meeting with Goverr, Jayantrao Patil confirmed that he has invited NCP to form government and Goverr has given m a deline of 8:30 pm on vember 12. Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called for an emergency meeting with party leers on Tuesday at 10 am.

Senior NCP leer Jayantrao Patil while speaking to media after meeting with Goverr said, "As per procedure, Goverr has given us a letter being third-largest party. refore, we have suggested to him that we will have to talk to our alliance party and we have assured him that we will get back to him as early as possible. Time given to us is up to tomorrow 8:30 pm but we will have to consult and discuss with our alliance party."

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Goverr's letter to NCP

Goverr rejected Shiv Sena's request

Earlier, Shiv Sena leer Aitya Thackeray in a press briefing said, "We have requested more time from Goverr, which he has declined. Our claim has t been rejected. Both parties have been speaking to us. As second-largest party, it was our right to come here. We want a stable govt in Maharashtra. We are willing to form government and asked for an extension of 48 hrs to fulfil all procedures." Shiv Sena came to be invited after BJP declined to form a government in state, following its fallout with Shiv Sena over who would be state's Chief Minister.

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Power struggle in state

results of Maharashtra elections declared on October 24 threw up a surprise with BJP-Shiv Sena alliance t faring as well as expected. tally of BJP came down to 105, from 122 seats which y h won in 2014 election. Shiv Sena too won from only 56 constituencies. On or hand, NCP and Cong won 54 and 44 seats respectively. Though BJP-Shiv Sena alliance h a comfortable majority, a tussle broke out over CM’s post, following which BJP declined to form a government.

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