Sharad Pawar Should Head UPA, Says Sena; Congress Cautions With Reminder

"Sanjay Raut should not forget that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government could be formed because the Congress extended its support. He should not say something like this and stoke a controversy," Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Husain Dalwai said.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is "paralysed" now, and hence a non-Congress leader like Sharad Pawar should head that coalition. He made the statement while speaking to reporters in Delhi. "The UPA is paralysed now. I think NCP chief Sharad Pawar should lead the UPA at the national level," he said. Sanjay Raut has made this suggestion a few times in the recent past. When asked whether other parties support his demand, he said, "I don't think any regional party in the country has objection to Sharad Pawar heading the UPA. All of us are opposing the BJP at the moment."