All Congress-Sena-NCP MLAs to be present to stake claim, Maha govt by December : Sources

After Congress chief Sonia Gandhi green-lighting unlikely Congress-NCP-Sena alliance, sources report on Thursday that all three parties along with Independent MLAs supporting m (total - 170 MLAs) will stake claim to form next Maharashtra government in first week of December. Sources furr report that while Sena is insisting that party Supremo Uddhav Thackeray be me CM for full term, NCP is still insisting for a rotational CM post. Sources report that a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting is scheduled at 9:15 AM to discuss same and a Congress-NCP meet too is scheduled at 10 AM.

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All MLAs to stake claim

Sources report that newly elected Congress, NCP and Sena MLAs have been asked to assemble in Mumbai along with ir Identity cards and Election Commission-issued election certificates. Meanwhile, portfolio sharing which has been in talks between three parties has resulted in NCP reportedly getting major portfolios, while Congress is likely to get many ministers too. se developments happened after marathon meetings between NCP-Congress, in which Sonia Gandhi greenlighted alliance after meeting with NCP Supremo.

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Sonia Gandhi greenlights alliance

Earlier on Wednesday, Gandhi agreed to an alliance with Shiv Sena, which was confirmed by NCP's  Rajya Sabha MP Majeed Memon. This came even after Maharashtra Congress workers have urged party chief Sonia Gandhi to t go ahe with an alliance with saffron party--Shiv Sena. As per reports, state leership of Congress party h earlier written to party chief saying same. Sena MP Sanjay Raut too has stated that process to form government will complete in next 5-6 days and a strong govt will be formed by December.

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BJP-Shiv Sena fallout 

BJP-Shiv Sena's 'Mahyuti' of 35 years fell out at state-level, after Maharashtra Assembly polls with Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray insisting a 50-50 sharing of Chief Minister post for 2.5 years and portfolios and Fnavis refused to se demands. Both parties are eyeing to form next government separately in Maharashtra -which is currently under President's rule. While Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress is still in talks to finalise Common minimum programme to form an alliance, BJP has vowed that it will form next government. Mahayuti alliance swept Maharashtra on October 24, winning a combined tally of 161 (BJP- 105, Sena -56).

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