No Sena minister before trust vote, says Fadnavis
6 Nov 2014 6:13 AM IST
Shiv Sena representatives will not be inducted into Maharashtra’s BJP-led government before it wins the trust vote, chief minister Devedndra Fadnavis said on Wednesday, in comments that have not gone down well with Sena and highlighted continued differences between the two parties over power-sharing.
‘Pehle vishwas phir vistar (first the trust vote and then expansion,’ Fadnavis told reporters when asked if Shiv Sena ministers would be inducted before his government seeks a trust vote in the assembly on 12 November. Fadnavis said talks about Sena’s participation in the government were on at an ‘appropriate level’ and the announcement regarding it will be made in Delhi. Party sources said union ministers Arun Jaitley and Dharmendra Pradhan were holding discussions with Sena interlocutors.
Fadnavis’ statement has peeved Sena with a party MP saying BJP was not interested in getting it on board with respect and that Shiv Sena would sit in the opposition if no ‘respectable solution’ to end the uncertainty over its participation in the government was found by Saturday.
‘Pehle vishwas phir vistar (first the trust vote and then expansion,’ Fadnavis told reporters when asked if Shiv Sena ministers would be inducted before his government seeks a trust vote in the assembly on 12 November. Fadnavis said talks about Sena’s participation in the government were on at an ‘appropriate level’ and the announcement regarding it will be made in Delhi. Party sources said union ministers Arun Jaitley and Dharmendra Pradhan were holding discussions with Sena interlocutors.
Fadnavis’ statement has peeved Sena with a party MP saying BJP was not interested in getting it on board with respect and that Shiv Sena would sit in the opposition if no ‘respectable solution’ to end the uncertainty over its participation in the government was found by Saturday.
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