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Gandhi has also deputed a team of top party leaders led by Ahmed Patel to Maharashtra to iron out the wrinkles in the deal to have a Shiv Sena-led government in the state.

Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi(Photo: Ajay Aggarwal/Hindustan Times photo)
 NEW DELHI;Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday picked up the phone to speak with Nationalist Congress Party’s Sharad Pawar and give a potential alliance with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra a hard push, people familiar with the development said.

Gandhi has also deputed a team of top party leaders led by Ahmed Patel to Maharashtra to iron out the wrinkles in the deal to have a Shiv Sena-led government in the state.

Gandhi’s phone call triggered more. Sharad Pawar is learnt to have spoken to Shiv Sena boss Uddhav Thackeray soon after to fast track the negotiations.

By amfnews

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