Express News Service
NEW DELHI: Ahead of Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari calling for a ground check at 11 am Thursday for Shiv Sena-led the state authorities to show its majority, Congress appears to be a nervous lot to maintain its flock collectively and forestall them from cross-voting with get together leaders claiming that the BJP has approached get together MLAs.
Another downside bothering the grand previous get together is factionalism in Maharashtra Congress which may influence the end result in the course of the ground check. The factionalism within the get together was seen in the course of the latest MLC elections within the state the place Party MLAs cross-voted and the get together may win just one seat.
Several senior Maharashtra Congress leaders together with state Congress chief Nana Patole, Prithviraj Chavan, Ashok Chavan, and Balasahab Thorat do not see eye to eye. “All of them have the support of 4-6 Congress MLAs and things can go any way for some of them who have been upset with the party’s appointments in the state,” stated sources.
There have been considerations within the get together that some Congress MLAs might “cross vote” in the course of the ground check. The Sena authorities has approached the Supreme Court over Koshyari’s ground check diktat and the matter is scheduled to be heard later this night.
Sources stated that senior get together chief Kamal Nath, who has been named observer by the get together to take care of the Maharashtra scenario, has been in contact with the 44 get together MLAs and through conferences has informed them to not change for financial advantages.
“Kamal Nath has told all the MLAs that they should remain loyal to the party. He said that he can pay them from his own pocket provided that they don’t fall for post and monetary benefits,” stated get together sources.
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Several get together leaders claimed that the BJP has been in contact with the get together MLAs. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Nasir Hussain stated that the BJP has approached the Congress MLAs and different opposition MLAs because the BJP would not have sufficient numbers to kind the federal government, even with the assist of a splinter group of Shiv Sena MLAs underneath Eknath Shinde. According to studies, the Sena MLAs who had been tenting in Guwahati are scheduled to be moved to Goa forward of Thursday’s ground check.
A senior get together chief additionally talked about that there was no readability on the get together’s stand on your complete episode and it is all wait and watch.
“The most important thing for the party in the present situation is to keep the MLAs together. The party is watching the situation and the entire thing is handled by NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray,” stated one other get together chief.
