The Shiv Sena is all set to stake claim to form government in Maharashtra with support from the NCP. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Sunday invited Shiv Sena, the second largest party in the assembly, to form the government after the BJP expressed its inability as it does not have the required number to reach the majority mark of 145.
"Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today asked the leader of elected members of the second largest party, the Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde (party's legislative leader) to indicate the willingness and ability of his party to form the government in Maharashtra," the office of the governor said.