Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari invited Sharad Pawar led-NCP, the third largest party in Maharashtra, to prove support and form the government. NCP now has time till Tuesday 8.30pm to take a decision.
On Monday, Sena redoubled efforts to seek an alliance but failed to do so before the time given by the governor but the Congress-NCP duo left the saffron party hanging.
Congress’s Sonia Gandhi decided to hold talks with NCP Chief Sharad Pawar before arriving at a decision. However, it meant that Sena lost its chance and an unexpected opportunity fell on Pawar’s lap.
However, 24 hours may be too short a window to ensure adequate support as witnessed in the case of Shiv Sena a day earlier.