Hours before the Union Cabinet recommended President's Rule in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar stopped short of blaming ally Congress for the "delay" in deciding on whether to support the Shiv Sena in a non-BJP government in Maharashtra.
Sources say his uncle, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, is upset with the Congress.
The Congress held off on sending its leaders to Mumbai this morning, asking Sharad Pawar to come to Delhi instead and speak to its chief Sonia Gandhi. But the NCP chief declined, citing a meeting with his party MLAs, and the two then spoke on the phone.
Earlier, top Congress leader Ahmed Patel also reportedly spoke to Mr Pawar to discuss possibilities of government formation.
Ahead of its meeting with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari last evening, the Shiv Sena did not have letters of support from the Congress. The NCP, which had agreed to support the Sena, was left holding on to its letter of support.
"We (NCP) waited for their (Congress) letter yesterday. But we did not receive the letter by the evening. It was not right for us to give the letter. Whatever be the decision, there should be stability," Ajit Pawar told reporters.
"From morning 10 am till 7:30 pm on Monday, our leaders including Sharad Pawar, Praful Patel were
waiting for their letter. They (Shiv Sena) had to submit the letter till 7:30 pm. If Congress was not sending its letter of support, how could we give ours," Ajit Pawar disclosed.
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