In Maharashtra after a fortnight-long tough bargaining over portfolio-sharing, Congress and NCP wrapped up a deal based on the 1999 formula to form a new government which is likely to be sworn on Saturday.<br/><br/>Defence Minister A K Antony, who is in-charge of party affairs in Maharashtra, said this after a meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Delhi.<br/><br/>The meeting with Gandhi took place a day after NCP gave its proposals for government formation and Chief Minister Ashok Chavan indicated the next government would be in place within two days.<br/><br/>NCP leader Praful Patel told reporters in Mumbai that portfolio-sharing will be done on the basis of the 1999<br/><br/>formula and denied reports that the ministries would be shared in 23-20 ratio with larger chunk going to Congress.<br/><br/>Highly placed Congress sources also said there would be another round of internal meeting today before a formal announcement of the details of power-sharing.<br/><br/>Congress and NCP rode back to power for the third time in a row defeating opposition Shiv Sena-BJP in a mainly four-cornered contest. The Government formation was delayed after declaration of assembly poll results on October 23 due to hard negotiations between Congress and NCP over portfolio-sharing. Maharashtra Governor S C Jamir had urged both the parties to show a sense of urgency to put in place a government.