Sharad Pawar keeps cards close to his chest

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party  chief Sharad Pawar has clarified that his party has not taken any decision on whether to support the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government in Maharashtra in case Shiv Sena walks out of the alliance. “We have not taken any such decision. It is a decision which should be taken after united meeting,” said Mr Pawar in Kolhapur, western Maharashtra.

Trying to put Sena in a moral dilemma, the veteran leader said, “Shiv Sena will likely walk out from the state government. Because if they don’t leave state power, it will harm there electoral prospect. People will see it as Sena not leaving for the lure of power.”