November 1, 2009 8:33 AM

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Maharashtra CM holds talks with Congress High Command

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan held a series of meetings last night with top Congress leaders on sharing of ministerial berths and key portfolios with its ally, NCP. There are indications that the logjam over the issue could be resolved in a couple of days. Mr Chavan held meetings with Ahmad Patel, political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Mr A K Antony, who is in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra. Mr Chavan said there will not be any Constitutional issue even if the government formation exercise continued beyond third of November. This had happened after the state assembly elections in 1999 and 2004, he said.

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