Amid Maharashtra power tussle, Sharad Pawar to meet Sonia Gandhi

Pawar will meet his party MLAs here on Saturday before flying off to Delhi.

However, the NCP chief has downplayed the speculations of his talk with Sonia over the Sena support.

Pawar's Delhi visit comes after the relationship between the Sena and BJP deteriorated since Oct 24 when the state poll results were declared.

After the results came out, the Sena insisted on the 50:50 deal which it said was sealed between the two parties prior to the 2019 General Elections.

Though Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister and BJP leader, Devendra Fadnavis, had said the power share will be determined as per the deal, the saffron party refused to Sena's demand of rotational Chief Minister.

The Sena might push its chief Uddhav Thackeray's son and young leader Aaditya to assume the topmost post for 2.5 years, several media reports stated.

Not getting the favourable posts from the BJP, the Sena has also warned its ally saying they have all options open hinting at its possible new equation with the NCP and Congress which together got 98 seats.

The Sena and BJP have won 161 seats with 105 coming from Fadnavis' party.

Meanwhile, the BJP legislative party has already elected Fadnavis as its leader paving his way to become the Chief Minister for the second straight term.