In a significant development that exposes cracks in the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra, the state government is likely to conduct a parallel investigation into the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case.<br />'' <br />'' Speaking to reporters in Mumbai, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said his department will seek legal opinion in the matter and try to set up a Special Investigating Team (SIT).<br />''<br />'' Earlier, Nationalist Congress Party spokesperson and state's Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik announced that Article 10 of the NIA Act allows the formation of a separate committee to conduct a parallel probe into any incident. The decision was taken after NCP chief Sharad Pawar met party leaders and cabinet ministers in Mumbai. <br />''