By Tuesday afternoon it became clear that the Nationalist Congress Party NCP boss Sharad Pawar held key to forming the new government on association with the Congress and Shiv Sena which wouldn-t produce numbers last evening before the governor because the two Congress failed to give it a letter of support. The Raj Bhavan har invited the NCP to form the government after turning down Sena-s request for extending the time for submitting its list of MLAs. The parties are trying to avoid enforcement of the President-s Rule.

Congress is averse to supporting the Sena but the NCP is trying to convince the partner to get in the new formation. Congress president asked AICC leaders from Delhi to visit Mumbai for holding talks with Pawar who was given all rights by his party MLAs to discuss the next course.