SCOOP: NCP-Congress want Uddhav Thackeray as Maha CM; Aaditya nowhere

In a bizarre twist in Maharashtra govt. formation, sources have reported on Saturday that w NCP-Congress has demanded that Uddhav Thackeray be me face of CM of Maharashtra. While Shiv Sena and NCP have maintained that CM would be from saffron party, this is first time NCP has outright demanded Uddhav be anunced. Currently, three party chiefs are deciding on Common Minimum Programme to form next government. 

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Uddhav for CM

Previously last week, switching from Aitya to Sena Supremo, party's supporters h put up a poster outside Matoshree with demand of making Uddhav Thackeray as Chief Minister. While Sena has been demanding CM post for 2.5 years for newly elected MLA from Worli and Uddhav's son, Aitya Thackeray, reports suggest that new demand of making Uddhav as CM was discussed as Sena chief met MLAs in Hotel Retreat on last Sunday. Uddhav Thackeray is yet to comment on matter.

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Pawar to meet Sonia Gandhi

Meanwhile, NCP chief Shar Pawar is set to meet Congress Sonia Gandhi on Sunday to finalise on Cong-NCP-Sena's Common Minimum Programme. Congress interim-chief Sonia Gandhi is allegedly unhappy with Maharashtra Congress state leers, as per sources. Gandhi, who was in a meeting with senior Congress leers including Ahmed Patel, KC Venugopal has allegedly expressed her disapproval of state leers contacting Sena before ironing out a pact with NCP, as per sources. But Pawar, on or hand, has stated that a Sena-NCP-Congress government will be formed which will run for 5 years, ruling out mid-term elections. Similarly, former CM Devendra Fnavis has claimed that BJP will form next govt.

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Sena to get CM post

Earlier on Friday, sources have reported that Sena-NCP-Congress alliance has decided on a formula, with Sena retaining CM post for all 5 years. Sources furr report that cabinet will be split with Sena getting 16 portfolios, NCP -14 and Congress will get 12 berths. Meanwhile, President's rule was imposed in Maharashtra on Tuesday after Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari was satisfied that ne of parties - Shiv Sena, BJP, Congress, and NCP could t form a stable government. Mahayuti alliance fell out with  Sena insisting an equal sharing of CM post for 2.5 years and portfolios, while BJP refused to se demands. BJP too has been conducting marathon meetings for past two days.

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Current Maha numbers

saffron alliance swept Maharashtra on October 24, winning a combined tally of 161 (BJP- 105, Sena -56). Meanwhile, 'Maha- Aghi' alliance (NCP-54, Congress-44) bagged 98 seats in total. halfway mark is 145.