'Floor test will decide fate of MVA govt', says NCP chief Sharad Pawar as Maharashtra political crisis escalates

The Congress and NCP on Thursday said that they support Maharashtra’s ruling coalition the Maha Vikas Aghadi, hours after ally Shiv Sena said that it was ready to quit the alliance. NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that the MVA has decided to back Uddhav Thackeray and that a floor test is the only way to decide whether “the government has a majority or not.” “Vidhan Sabha is the only way to ascertain whether there is a majority or not. I have seen a similar situation in Maharashtra several times. I think that this government will navigate through this and the government under Uddhav Thackeray will continue. Those who have gone out have said they are unhappy about Congress-NCP,” Pawar told the media. Earlier in the day, Congress MP Mallikarjun Kharge said, “We want to work together. The present Maharashtra government is doing developmental work in the state. BJP trying to destabilise the Maharashtra govt. They did the same in the past too in Karnataka.” The MVA comprising the Shiv Sena, Congress & NCP was formed in 2019 after a fallout between the Shiv Sena and BJP. Cong, NCP downplay Sanjay Raut’s remark Speaking on Raut’s remarks, Maharashtra Deputy CM and NCP leader Ajit Pawar said that “it is Shiv Sena’s internal matter and Uddhav Thakeray will make the final call.” Earlier in the day, Raut asked Eknath Shinde and other rebel leaders to return “within 24 hours” saying that it will consider their demand to pull out of the ruling coalition with Congress and NCP in Maharashtra. “Shiv Sena is ready to walk out of MVA govt in Maharashtra, but party rebels should return to Mumbai (from Guwahati) in 24 hours,” MP Sanjay Raut said. While the alliance partners expressed confidence in the government led by CM Uddhav Thackeray, reports suggested that Raut’s comment had rubbed the Congress and NCP the wrong way. The grand old party is unhappy with the statement made by Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, ANI citing sources said. Top NCP sources told News18 that the fall of the MVA government is certain now. Publicly expressing his displeasure over the remarks made by Raut, NCP leader Chagan Bhujbal said “every party can go on its path.” On Wednesday, Eknath Shinde who has been leading the rebels called Maharashtra’s ruling coalition the Maha Vikash Aghadi an ‘unnatural alliance.’ He added that the Shiv Sena should quit the MVA. Shiva Sena reaches out to rebels Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Thursday tweeted that “doors are still open for talks.”

"The doors are still open for talks...Discussions can lead the way," tweets Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut#MaharashtraPoliticalCrisis pic.twitter.com/3sh31SvMCK

— ANI (@ANI) June 23, 2022

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