No Government Can Be Formed In Maharashtra Without Three Parties: Malik

While addressing the media after a marathon meeting of senior leaders of NCP and Congress, chief NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik asserted that a government cannot be formed in the state without the three parties coming together

No Government Can Be Formed In Maharahtra Without Three Parties: Malik/ Photo Courtesy: PTI

Maharashtra: The Congress-NCP alliance has finally given a strong indication about joining hands with Shiv Sena to form a "stable" government soon in Maharashtra after several rounds of parleys between the leaders on Wednesday. While addressing the media after a marathon meeting of senior leaders of NCP and Congress, chief NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik asserted that a government cannot be formed in the state without the three parties coming together. "We are trying to form a government and that's why we held discussions. And it is for sure that a government cannot be formed in the state without the three parties," Malik said. Amid the ongoing political logjam in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that government will be formed in the state in the next four to five days and the Congress and NCP have agreed that common ground has to be reached for a coalition government. "The Congress and NCP are right that if a three-party government is to be formed then it will take time. Common Minimum Program will be discussed," Raut said adding that the work towards forming a stable government will be done in the next four to five days. The final deal between the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Shiv Sena was sealed at 6 Janpath, the residence of Sharad Pawar, which is just 100m from Sonia Gandhi's residence. Chavan, who was also present in the briefing, said, "We had a meeting with the intention of ending the political uncertainty in the state." The Congress leader said that the grand old party and the NCP have gone into various aspects of formation of an alliance in Maharashtra where President's Rule was imposed in November 12. When asked if any formula has been made for the government formation with Shiv Sena, Chavan said, "We held discussions on many aspects on a positive manner." From the NCP, besides Pawar and Malik, the meeting was attended by senior party leaders Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar, among others.