The much-awaited meeting between Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday failed to yield any result as the suspense over government formation in Maharashtra continues. BJP and Shiv Sena fought Maharashtra elections together but fell out over the later's demand of '50-50' formula or a rotational chief minister. You should have asked them (Shiv Sena)," he said in response to the question. Pawar, ahead of his meeting with Mrs Gandhi, said, "BJP-Shiv Sena fought together, we (NCP) and Congress fought together. Shiv Sena and BJP contested the recently-held assembly elections together but failed to reach an agreement for government formation.

Source: dna November 18, 2019 13:41 UTC