Uddhav skips tea, BJP still tries to woo Sena
28 Oct 2014 5:18 AM IST
‘Talks are on with Shiv Sena, would like them as allies in Maharashtra,’ Tawde said. ‘BJP wants to bring Shiv Sena into alliance and form Maharashtra government,’ Tawde told reporters. He further said that a final decision over the matter will be taken only after a meeting of the Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party on Tuesday.
On the issue of allocation of portfolios, Tawde said, ‘If we come together in our minds, then we can
discuss portfolios etc.’ According to reports, Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party will meet on Tuesday, 28 October, to elect their leader, paving the way for the latter to meet governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and stake claim to form the government.
‘The meeting to elect the legislature party leader and the chief minister designate will be held at 11 am in Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday,’ senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse told reporters here on Sunday.
Earlier, Khadse, Tawde and Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Fadnavis had met to discuss preparations for government formation. Union home minister Rajnath Singh and BJP in-charge for Maharashtra JP Nadda would attend Tuesday’s meeting as observers.
The BJP legislature party leader would meet Rao to stake claim to form the state government, he said. ‘We will prove our majority in the house if the governor desires,’ said Khadse.
BJP, which has emerged as the single largest party in the elections held for the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, winning 122 seats, has already been offered unconditional outside support by the Nationalist Congress Party which won 41 seats. With its 63 MLAs, Shiv Sena is the second largest party in the assembly.
On the issue of allocation of portfolios, Tawde said, ‘If we come together in our minds, then we can
discuss portfolios etc.’ According to reports, Maharashtra BJP Legislature Party will meet on Tuesday, 28 October, to elect their leader, paving the way for the latter to meet governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao and stake claim to form the government.
‘The meeting to elect the legislature party leader and the chief minister designate will be held at 11 am in Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday,’ senior BJP leader Eknath Khadse told reporters here on Sunday.
Earlier, Khadse, Tawde and Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Fadnavis had met to discuss preparations for government formation. Union home minister Rajnath Singh and BJP in-charge for Maharashtra JP Nadda would attend Tuesday’s meeting as observers.
The BJP legislature party leader would meet Rao to stake claim to form the state government, he said. ‘We will prove our majority in the house if the governor desires,’ said Khadse.
BJP, which has emerged as the single largest party in the elections held for the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, winning 122 seats, has already been offered unconditional outside support by the Nationalist Congress Party which won 41 seats. With its 63 MLAs, Shiv Sena is the second largest party in the assembly.
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