New delhi sources stated that all may not be going to the Shiv Sena’s expectation to form the maharashtra government after breaking ties with long time ally the bharatiya janata party (BJP). Meanwhile having knocked on congress president sonia Gandhi’s doors, the shiv sena is hoping for a three party tie-up between the Sena, congress and pre-poll ally the NCP.
Perhaps gandhi and ncp chief sharad pawar the canny negotiator have had several conversations on the viability of such an ideologically mismatched alliance and in fact, Pawar is to meet Sonia gandhi in Delhi on monday evening, but he made cryptic statement hours before the meeting. He was asked by reporters: “Do you think the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government will happen?”. Reportedly he replied: “BJP-Shiv Sena fought together, we (NCP) and congress fought together, where they have to choose their path and we will do our politics.”
When reporters persisted “But shiv sena is saying they will make a government along with Pawar Saheb...?” Mr Pawar's one-word response was: “Accha? (Really?)”. Moreover the shiv sena and the bjp, who had fought the polls together, could not form the government due to differences over power-sharing, particularly the chief minister’s post. Earlier Pawar has ruled out fresh elections, stating on friday that maharashtra would soon see a stable government. His colleague nawab malik also recently said the Sena would get the chief minister’s post.
