Maharashtra: Sanjay Nirupam Warns Cong Against Joining Hands With Shiv Sena

Mumbai: While Maha Vikas Aghadi is on the verge of forming government in Maharashtra, Congress leader Sanjay Raut on Friday expressed doubts over the stability of the alliance.

In a tweet, Nirupam warned his own party leaders against forming the government with the support of Shiv Sena.

“Our leaders saying that we are taking the risk of joining hands with the Shiv Sena to stop the BJP. But how long will the government of three parties work?” Nirupam’s Hindi tweet read.

The Congress leader said that if the tri-party alliance gets collapsed before five years then “either BJP will form a government with someone or elections will be held. Thus in both cases, BJP will benefit and the Congress will be harmed.”

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On Thursday, Nirupam cautioned his party that participation in the third place in the Shiv Sena-led government was like ‘burying’ the Congress in the state. The smaller allies of the NCP-Congress will hold a meeting with the leaders of the grand alliance on Friday and play their part in finalizing the “Maha Vikas Aghadi” (NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena) government in the state.

The Shiv Sena parted ways with the BJP to find ways to form a government. However, it failed to prove the support of the required number of MLAs at the time given by the state governor, Bhagat Singh Koshyari.

Shiv Sena is now negotiating with Congress and NCP to form the government in Maharashtra.

In the 288-member assembly, BJP won 105 seats, followed by Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and Congress 44.

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