The letter, submitted to the Maha governor at 10.20 am today, stated that BJP's Devendra Fadnavis, who took oath as CM on Saturday, doesn't have the requisite numbers of MLAs on his side to form the government.
Minutes after Ajit Pawar assured of BJP-NCP alliance, Sharad Pawar refuted the claims on Twitter by saying NCP has decided to ally with Shiv Sena and Congress
Attacking the Shiv Sena-Congress alliance, Prasad said that there was an attempt to take over the financial capital of the country through unfair means.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar also added that they cannot rule out a possibility of 'cheating by the governor'. "Ajit Pawar may have submitted 'ready-made' list of NCP MLAs," he added.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has fired a fresh salvo at its former alliance partner BJP stating that Shiv Sena will not side with the BJP even if offered Lord Indra's throne.