Sena demands post of deputy chief minister, may be given 10 ministerial portfolios

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 02 November 2014 | 22.23

MUMBAI: With the BJP blinking and returning to the talking table, the Shiv Sena on Saturday once again took a stern stand in negotiations between the two parties to forge an alliance.

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Sena sources said that the party now wants an equitable share in the government, including the post of deputy chief minister.

At this stage, while it is not clear if such a position will be created, word has it that the Sena's demand for at least 10 ministerial portfolios, including cabinet berths, will be met.

The Sena is eyeing portfolios with a public profile such as health, education, labour, transport and the PWD, through which they can ensure quick delivery of projects and schemes.

Party sources said that Sena MP Anil Desai was in talks with Union minister Arun Jaitley. The talks between the two parties, they said, will continue over the next two days.

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The Sena has also asked the BJP to announce the party's entry into the government before the trust vote in the state assembly on November 12.

"Now that Uddhavji has attended the swearing-in ceremony of Devendra Fadnavis, the ball is in BJP's court, as far as reuniting is concerned. But it should happen before the trust vote," Bharatkumar Raut, former Shiv Sena MP, said.

Sena leaders also met at Matoshree on Saturday and held crucial discussions.

Earlier, with the BJP not responding to the Sena's lowest offer of swearing in at least two of its legislators as ministers at Friday's function, the Sena leadership conveyed to the BJP on Thursday night that if the BJP doesn't budge they would announce their leader of opposition soon after Devendra Fadnavis was sworn in as chief minister.

With BJP realising that Sena had made up their mind to occupy the opposition benches in the Assembly, thus forcing BJP to bargain with independents and accept the NCP's `unconditional' support, the BJP leadership blinked and decided to reach out to the Sena.

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Five phone calls were made to Matoshree in as many hours, including three by CM-designate Fadnavis, urging Uddhav to attend the swearing-in.Fadnavis reached out to Uddhav emotionally, asking him to attend since it was Balasaheb's dream to see their combined government rule Maharashtra once again. Delhi BJP leaders also sent positive signals to the Sena.
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"Since senior leaders reached out to us, we decided to respect their efforts.The alliance hasn't materialised yet, but we are now hoping that BJP will, for once, stay true to their word," a senior Sena leader told Mirror.

"We also wanted to show that we are not the ones who are egoistic. We have done our bit, now it is up to the BJP to honour their commitment and give us a respectable share in the government. If that doesn't happen, Novem ber 12 is not far away," he pointed out.

State BJP leaders confirmed that talks were on with the Sena. "After Sena president Uddhav Thackeray attended the oath-taking ceremony, talks with the Sena have been smooth so far," a senior BJP leader said. "The Sena is in touch with our central leadership, but things have yet to be finalised. We are expecting a positive outcome by next week," he added.

However, should the BJP still decide to keep the Sena out of the government, they will have to rely on NCP's support and also take along independents who have demanded ministerial posts and a host of seats on government corporations.

Earlier on Saturday, the new chief minister took a review of key government departments, including home, finance, power and agriculture. He chaired a five-hour Cabinet meeting, but deferred the allotment of portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers.

In an unscheduled visit on Saturday afternoon, Fadnavis also paid respects to the late Sena supremo, Balasaheb Thackeray, at his garden memorial at Shivaji Park. However, no senior Sena leader was present during his visit to the site.

It is also learnt that the State Government will convene a special session of the legislature from November 10 to 12. The vote of confidence is likely to take place on November 12.

Fadnavis to redesign CMO on the lines of PMO

Appointing 1998 batch IAS officer Praveen Darade as secretary in his office, Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday revealed that he intends to redesign the Chief Minister's Office on the lines of the Prime Minister's Office .

"I am in the process of developing the chief minister's office on the lines of the Prime Minister's Office, wherein a set of select bureaucrats assist the ministers in case they are not able to carry out certain tasks," he said.

The strengthening of the CMO will remove bottlenecks and pendency of work would be reduced when bureau crats enter the scene to help ministers, Fadnavis added.

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