BJP too has options open before it: Sudhir Mungantiwar on Maharashtra govt formation

Amid a tussle between allies Shiv Sena and BJP over sharing of power in Maharashtra, BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar said the Assembly election mandate was for "Mahayuti" or grand alliance and asserted that his party too had various options open before it to form government.

Playing hardball, the Shiv Sena has demanded a written assurance from its ally BJP that it will implement the formula for equal sharing of power in Maharashtra and said that it will otherwise explore other options.

Reacting to the Shiv Sena stand, Mungantiwar said the question is not about who has how much support. The mandate is for the "Mahayuti" of BJP, Shiv Sena and other smaller parties, the outgoing Maharashtra finance minister said.

"BJP and JJP's Dushyant Chautala did not contest the election in alliance. Alliance means engagement and such kind of statements only reflect 'vinashkalin viprit buddhi' (As doom approaches, one's intellect works against his/her best interest).