Bjp-sena Talks

Reported talks between the Shiv Sena and the BJP, which could lead to a realignment in Maharashtra, are believed to be a factor in holding up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet expansion, expected any day now.

A possible rapprochement between the BJP and Shiv Sena, triggered by the recent unscripted meeting between Uddhav Thackeray and Prime Minister Modi in Dehli, is not entirely implausible.

Five Congress legislators from Maharashtra have been suspended for allegedly manhandling and injuring Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at the assembly premises on Wednesday evening. Congress and Shiv Sena MLAs were protesting against the controversial confidence motion that Devendra Fadnavis' minority BJP government had won by voice vote hours ago.

The Shiv Sena's negotiations with the BJP over power-sharing in Maharashtra are at a standstill for now, Sena sources said on Tuesday morning.

The expansion of the Cabinet today in Delhi may have turned into the kiss of death for the BJP and the Shiv Sena, which is in a huddle in Mumbai now. The former allies have been struggling to recalibrate their relationship.

After a day of hectic parleys, the Sena-BJP understanding over seat sharing fell to pieces late on Tuesday night, when the smaller allies rejected the new formula saying it gave too few seats to them. The NCP-Congress, too, have failed to iron out their differences.

Reported talks between the Shiv Sena and the BJP, which could lead to a realignment in Maharashtra, are believed to be a factor in holding up Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet expansion, expected any day now.

A possible rapprochement between the BJP and Shiv Sena, triggered by the recent unscripted meeting between Uddhav Thackeray and Prime Minister Modi in Dehli, is not entirely implausible.

Five Congress legislators from Maharashtra have been suspended for allegedly manhandling and injuring Governor C Vidyasagar Rao at the assembly premises on Wednesday evening. Congress and Shiv Sena MLAs were protesting against the controversial confidence motion that Devendra Fadnavis' minority BJP government had won by voice vote hours ago.

The Shiv Sena's negotiations with the BJP over power-sharing in Maharashtra are at a standstill for now, Sena sources said on Tuesday morning.

The expansion of the Cabinet today in Delhi may have turned into the kiss of death for the BJP and the Shiv Sena, which is in a huddle in Mumbai now. The former allies have been struggling to recalibrate their relationship.

After a day of hectic parleys, the Sena-BJP understanding over seat sharing fell to pieces late on Tuesday night, when the smaller allies rejected the new formula saying it gave too few seats to them. The NCP-Congress, too, have failed to iron out their differences.