Sharad Pawar meets Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray amid speculation on Aghadi coordination

The meeting comes ahead of the two-day monsoon session of the state legislature, slated here from July 5. Shiv Sena on Tuesday issued a whip to party legislators to attend the entire two-day proceedings. There have been differing voices among MVA partners over handling of issues like Maratha quota and OBC reservations. 

Mumbai: NCP president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday (June 29) met Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray amid speculation in state political circles over differences in Maharashtra's ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance. The meeting came amid rumours that Shiv Sena is considering a patch-up with the BJP, its ally of 35 years. Pawar drove to Varsha, the chief minister's official bungalow in the posh Malabar Hill area in south Mumbai and had a lengthy discussion with Thackeray, sources said.  The meeting comes ahead of the two-day monsoon session of the state legislature, slated here from July 5. Shiv Sena on Tuesday issued a whip to party legislators to attend the entire two-day proceedings. There have been differing voices among MVA partners over handling of issues like Maratha quota and OBC reservations. Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole recently said the alliance with the Sena has an expiry date and in the next polls, his party will fly solo.