Maharashtra Govt Formation: Major update till 1 pm

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi on Monday morning called a meeting of senior party leaders, including Ahmed Patel, Ambika Soni, Mallikarjun Kharge, Jyotiraditya Scindia and others, to discuss the party's possible involvement in Maharashtra government formation.
Addressing reporters, Maharashtra in-charge Kharege said, "We had a discussion on Maharashtra. We have called a meeting of leaders at 4 p.m. again which will also be attended by the Maharashtra leaders."
The Congress has sent all its state 44 MLAs to Rajasthan capital Jaipur to avoid poaching. According to Congress sources, a decision of giving outside support or joining the government will be taken only after consultation with state leaders.