Maharashtra tussle: BJP legislative party to meet today as Shiv Sena adamant on 50:50 formula
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party will meet on Wednesday amid the party's ongoing tussle with its ally Shiv Sena over power sharing in the next state government which is due to be formed, media reports said.
Though the two parties had fought the elections in an alliance, the Sena after the poll results demanded rotational Chief Ministers and 50:50 formula in the sharing of ministries.
As the poll results were declared on last Thursday, the BJP and Sena together won 161 seats with the saffron party getting 105 of them.
The Sena, which has won 56 seats, may push its young leader and Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray to become the Chief Minister as well.
Refuting the Sena's claim of pre-determined 50:50 formula in power, BJP leader Devendra Fandavis on Tuesday said he will remain as Maharashtra Chief Minister for the next five years.
Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis said as quoted by NDTV, "There is no doubt in my mind that I will be Chief Minister for five years."
"Amit Shah (BJP president) told me no formula had been discussed for chief ministership," he added.
In an interesting comment, Fadnavis, who is now the caretaker Chief Minister of the western state, said the Sena did not make any demand.
The Sena leaders have said "other options" are open for them fuelling speculations about the party's joining hands with the Congress and Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
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