Rahul, Uddhav talk; Maha allies put up a united front CAN PAWAR-THACKERAY TIDE OVER THE CURRENT CRISIS?

MUMBAI: A day after Congress leader and former party president Rahul Gandhi’s remark that the party was not “the key decision-maker” in Maharashtra triggered speculation about the fate of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Gandhi spoke and reiterated their commitment to the alliance.

Separately, key ministers from the three parties in the government — Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and the Congress — had an extensive internal meeting and then put up a united front defending the government’s handling of the pandemic.

A person familiar with the developments said that after Gandhi’s remark on Tuesday — where he had asked for more support from the Centre to the state,

MUMBAI: Last year, NCP chief Sharad Pawar and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray pulled off a coup when they put together an unexpected coalition of three parties and snatched power from the BJP after 2019 Assembly elections. They also managed to run

but also pointed out that Congress was a supporting party in the government — Sena and the Congress agreed on the need for “damage control”.

Gandhi told the CM that his government was doing a good job the government smoothly for the past six months.

Now, as Maharashtra is struggling to handle the pandemic, the duo faces the challenge of not only controlling the health crisis, but also bringing the economy back on track. And if that is not enough, current developments have led to speculation over political uncertainty in the state. to combat the Covid-19 pandemic despite the difficulties. The CM, according to the Sena leader, then told Gandhi that the Congress was an equal part of decision making in the state.