MUMBAI: After a clear indication from BJP leaders that only seven or eight ministers of their party would be sworn in on Friday, the Shiv Sena has decided to boycott the ceremony at Wankhede Stadium here. The Sena leadership seemed divided on whether to participate in the BJP-led government at a later stage, but unanimously decided that its MLAs and leaders would stay away from the official function on Friday.
Sena's aggressive stand and the possibility of the party staying away from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra has brought in an element of uncertainty over the future of stability of the Devendra Fadnavis government, though Sena has kept some options of talks with BJP open and has still not ruled out participation at some later stage.
BJP wants to swear in a very small cabinet and accommodate Sena only after the vote of confidence is passed in the special session of the assembly that may happen in the second week of November. BJP observer for Maharashtra.
Rajiv Pratap Rudy, declared through social media on Thursday afternoon that any Sena minister was unlikely to be sworn in with the chief minister and only a BJP cabinet would take oath at Wankhede on Friday.
This announcement annoyed Sena and party leaders who met at Sena President Uddhav Thackeray's residence decided unanimously that none of them would attend the new government's swearing-in ceremony. A joint meeting of Sena and BJP,which was scheduled for Thursday night, was also called off.
"We take Rajiv Pratap Rudy's comment very seriously. If none of our minister's are going to be taking oath, what is the point in all our MLAs and leaders attending the ceremony. Shiv Sena would have attended only if we had been treated with respect,"said Sena spokesperson and party MLC Neelam Gorhe who was present at the meeting at Uddhav's residence.
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