Meeting or No meeting? Chavan & Pawar say no, then Cong-NCP pics surface

Amid confusion over scheduled joint committee meeting of Congress and NCP leers to work out details of  Common Minimum Programme (CMP) for formation of government in Maharashtra, Republic TV has learnt that it has finally taken place in Mumbai on Wednesday. Earlier, former Chief Minister Ashok Chavan and former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar contended that meeting stood cancelled. In fact, Pawar stated that he was heing towards Baramati constituency. However, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik contricted this claim and asserted that meeting would go on as scheduled. In pictures accessed by Republic TV, leers such as Ajit Pawar, Jayant Patil, Chhagan Bhujbal, Nawab Malik, Ashok Chavan, Dhananjay Munde, Vijay Wettiwar, Prithviraj Chavan, Sushilkumar Shinde and Balasaheb Thorat are visible in meeting.  

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‘Excellent coordination between Congress and NCP’ 

Talking to media a short while earlier, Ashok Chavan expressed hope that his party,  NCP and Shiv Sena would be able to form government in Maharashtra. He said that re was excellent coordination between two allies. Refusing to divulge any details of discussions with NCP, he mentioned that Congress meeting took place on Wednesday.  

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Ashok Chavan remarked, "We are yet to discuss a lot of things. Unless we discuss with our ally NCP, I will t be in a position to tell you what is happening. Initially, re was a meeting to be held. but till w re has been  meeting. We will see. If any meeting is called again by  NCP, we will meet. re is excellent coordination between Congress and NCP. re is problem.” 

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Post-poll alliance on cards?  

Despite BJP-Shiv Sena alliance securing a comfortable majority in Maharashtra Assembly elections, y could t form government owing to a dispute over Chief Minister’s post. As ne of parties including NCP and Congress could t furnish eugh letters of support for government formation, President’s Rule was imposed in state on Tuesday. Hectic parlays are going on in Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP camps to forge a post-poll alliance for staking claim to provide a stable government in Maharashtra.  

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