<span style="color: #222222;">In Maharashtra, the political impasse continues and the picture about the government formation in the state is not yet clear. Even after NCP Core Committee meeting in Mumbai, the party has not cleared its stance as their alliance partner Congress decided to wait till this afternoon. <br />''<br />''Speaking to reporters after the meeting chaired by NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai today, Spokesman Nawab Malik said, his party will not announce anything about its stand in the ongoing situation in Maharashtra and will wait for its alliance partner Congress to decide their stand. He made it clear that NCP and Congress are alliance partners and will jointly decide about the government formation in the state.<br />''<br />''Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray today met NCP Chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai. Shiv Sena leaders are expected to meet Governor Bhagat Singh Khoshyari later in the day to stake claim to form the government. This was announced by the party leader Sanjay Raut in a press conference in Mumbai.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Arvind Sawant today resigned as Union Minister in the BJP-led NDA Government. Talking to media in New Delhi, Mr Sawant said, he sent his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.<br />''<br />''Congress Working Committee also held a meeting at Interim Party President Sonia Gandhi's residence in Delhi, over the political situation in Maharashtra. Senior Congress leaders including Ahmed Patel, K C Venugopal and Mallikarjun Kharge attended the meeting. Talking to media, Mr Kharge said that Maharashtra leaders have been called to Delhi for further discussions. </span>