Maharashtra: No agreement over speaker post between Cong, NCP: Sources

A major hitch came when Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, in the first meeting out rightly refused to align with the Sena, citing ideological differences but pressure from party MLAs, tailored by senior leaders of the NCP, compelled her to rethink the decision. Maharashtra is set to see a new government with three parties of different ideological leanings deciding to stitch an alliance - a move that surprised political observers as well as leaders in Delhi as no one had anticipated it.