Amid suspense over the choice of the next Maharashtra Chief Minister, NCP chief Ajit Pawar said on Wednesday that discussions over government formation will take place in the national capital tomorrow and a final decision will be taken.
According to the sources, the BJP high command will meet the Mahayuti leaders, including Praful Patel, Ajit Pawar, Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde in Delhi.
The Anti-Gangster Task Force, in collaboration with Sahibzada Ajit Singh (SAS) Nagar Police, had apprehended two operatives associated with the Davinder Bambiha Gang., Punjab Director General of Police stated on Wednesday.
Shiv Sena leader Shambhuraj Desai said on Tuesday that all three leaders--Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar--would sit together and hold discussions if the deadlock continues over the choice of name of next Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
"The CM will be decided by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and PM Narendra Modi. Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar cannot make decisions for their parties on their own. These two parties are slaves of Amit Shah and PM Modi and are sub-companies of the BJP," he said at a press conference in Mumba
As the Mahayuti alliance mulls over the Chief Minister's post, state minister Deepak Kesarkar said on Tuesday that any decision taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be acceptable to him.
Remembering the victims of the 26/11 terror attack, Consul General of Israel in Mumbai, Kobbi Shoshbani paid his tribute to the martyrs on Tuesday at Leopold Cafe in Mumbai, one of the places of the attacks.
Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and state's governor C P Radhakrishnan also paid tributes at the Martyrs' Memorial on the premises of the Commissioner's Office.
The trio will be attending a private event in the national capital and later meet the BJP's top leadership to discuss the government formation in Maharashtra, sources said.
In a funny banter, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister NCP chief Ajit Pawar asked his nephew Rohit Pawar to touch his feet because he was "saved" by a very thin margin.