In Maharashtra polls, the BJP-ShivSena saffron alliance secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats respectively in the 288-member Assembly
New Delhi: Senior ShivSena leader Sanjay Raut met the NCP supremo and exuded confidence that the state would soon get a government led by his party hours after the meeting between NCP president Sharad Pawar and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi discussed the political situation in Maharashtra.
Addressing to reporters after meeting Pawar at his residence, Raut said he asked the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief that he should lead a delegation of state leaders and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to apprise him of the farm distress in Maharashtra due to unconditional rains.
“Pawar was the Union agriculture minister, he should lead a delegation of leaders and meet the prime minister to apprise him about the farmers’ woes in the country,” said Raut.
He was also asked whether there were talks on government formation in Maharashtra, Raut confidently said, “Maharashtra will soon get a ShivSena government. “Sharad Pawar’s meeting with Gandhi lasted nearly 50 minutes.
While addressing reporters, Pawar pitched for the ShivSena in the formation of a new government in Maharashtra, saying the issue was not discussed and remained non-committal as regards forging an alliance with his political rival.
In Maharashtra polls, the BJP-ShivSena saffron alliance secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats respectively in the 288-member Assembly. The Congress and the NCP won 44 and 54 seats respectively. However, the saffron parties broke alliances, with both staking claim over the chief ministership.
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