Maharashtra Government Not In Trouble, Says Congress Amid Crisis
NDTV
The Maharashtra Congress chief's comments came in the wake of Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde along with some Shiv Sena MLAs apparently camping in Gujarat's Surat city.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Tuesday said there was no threat to the state Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and his party leaders would discuss the current political developments in the state during a meeting in Mumbai.
Mr Patole's comments came in the wake of Maharashtra minister Eknath Shinde along with some Sena MLAs apparently camping in Gujarat's Surat city, a day after the Sena-led MVA, which also comprises the NCP and Congress, suffered a setback in the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls by losing one out of the six seats it contested.
The Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress had nominated two candidates each for 10 seats up for grabs, but Congress's Dalit leader Chandrakant Handore lost the poll. The BJP won all the five seats it contested.
Talking to reporters in Nagpur on Tuesday on the political 'crisis' in Maharashtra, Mr Patole claimed this was a part of BJP's politics going on in the country.
