Mumbai: Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena's meeting begins

The top leaders of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress were scheduled to have a meeting around 4 pm which would be decisive on the question of government formation. The meeting has begun. Sources in the three parties indicate that if all goes well, they could stake their claim to form the government before Governor B.S. Koshyari even today, though the final call will be taken at the evening meeting.

Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the post of CM will be decided "very soon" and dismissed speculation in a section of media that he was the front-runner for the post.