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BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy has urged the Shiva Sena to join the BJP and form the government.

Political wobbling continues in Maharashtra as BJP and Shiva Sena do not unite to form a government. 

A poster depicting Shiv Sena leader Aditya Thackeray as the chief minister was erected outside the residence of Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai’s Matoshree. The poster has been allegedly put up by Shiv Sena corporator Haji Halim Khan.

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut is continuously seen launching veiled attacks on the BJP for not budging from its stand opposing the 50:50 formula in Maharashtra

In the recent Maharashtra Assembly election, the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena joined hands to come to power in the state. However, the saffron party won the election with the lead and hence decided to run the government all by themselves.

According to reports, Shiv Sena has allegedly said that it could claim to form the government if BJP could not prove majority on the floor of the Assembly, as it has the second-largest number of MLAs. 

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has expressed confidence that the party may be able to gather the required numbers to form a stable government in Maharashtra. The BJP and Shiv Sena are unable to come to a consensus while Congress is currently on “wait and watch” mode.      

Shiv Sena leaders have decided to meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari to discuss farmer issues. Party chief Uddhav Thackeray chaired a meeting of Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai.
 

As Maharashtra's political parties have not come to a conclusion with respect to who will be the chief minister, a Twitterati provided a solution and here is how actor Anil Kapoor reacted

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Delhi, after concluding his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia where he delivered the keynote address at a Future Investment Initiative event. Amid the political bickering in Maharashtra, sources have now claimed that the BJP is expected to give 13 portfolios to the Sena in the new government when it comes into formation. While the BJP is expected to keep 26 state Cabinet portfolios, including the posts of chief minister and home minister. All this and more on today's episode of MyNation in 100 seconds.

Looks like the political storm in Maharashtra is settling as Devendra Fadnavis will head the government for another five years. Why is the BJP unwilling for a rotational chief ministership has been simplified by Supriya Krishnamurthy on MyNation. 

New options to form the government may emerge if the Shiv Sena decides to join hands with the Congress and the NCP, else the BJP may form a minority government like it did in 2014. For Shiv Sena, taking the support of NCP or Congress has its own complications as the two parties will never approve Shiv Sena's core ideas like Hindutva and Ram temple among others.
 

Speaking to media, Janata Dal (United) -- JD(U)-- general secretary Pavan Varma said that BJP and Shiv Sena need to resolve their issues if they want to remain in power in Maharashtra.

In the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly elections, the Devendra Fadnavis-led BJP secured 105 seats out of 288