Stable govt will be formed in Maharashtra soon: NCP & Shiv Sena leaders

With all the three parties - Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena giving a categorical indication about joining hands to form government in Maharashtra, the stand-off in seems likely to be resolving soon. 

Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan has expressed confidence of forming a stable government soon. While Chavan hoped that political uncertainty will end soon, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik, too, was unambiguous about the need to join hands with the Sena.

He asserted that a government cannot be formed in the state without the three parties coming together. This is being viewed as the most emphatic public statement by the Congress-NCP combine about their intent to join hands with the Sena to form a government.

Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said the NCP and the Congress have clearly said that the three parties will come together. He said they have to come up with a Common Minimum Programme. He asserted that the process of government formation will not be delayed any



further. The Sena leader met NCP chief yesterday. 

Speaking to reporters after the nearly four-hour-long meeting at NCP supremo Sharad Pawar's residence, both Prithviraj Chavan and Nawab Malik said the current spell of President's rule in the state has brought administration to a standstill, and the two parties are confident of ending this. Chavan added that they will soon be able to give a stable government in Maharashtra. 

Later, the Congress leaders met party president Sonia Gandhi. Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said the NCP and the Congress have clearly stated that the three parties will come together and make a Common Minimum Programme.

The Congress-NCP will have another meeting today to give final touches to the contours of the alliance. Another meeting is likely to take place between the Shiv Sena and the Congress-NCP alliance in Mumbai tomorrow, following which an announcement on government formation will be made.