Sharad Pawar suggested Uddhav Thackeray to be Maharashtra alliance CM during their late-night meet

Sharad Pawar tried to convince Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray to lead a Maharashtra coalition government as chief minister when they met late last night, sources said.

The Sena, Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress are working on a possible alliance after the Sena and BJP. Meanwhile, Maharashtra has been placed in President’s Rule.

Uddhav Thackeray and his son Aaditya went to Sharad Pawar’s home in Mumbai yesterday to hold talks. Like Sharad Pawar, Aaditya Thackeray and Sanjay Raut, too suggested Uddhav to be chief minister.

At last night’s meeting, Uddhav Thackeray and Raut told Pawar they should stake a claim to government formation at soon as possible.

If portfolios are finalised, a joint meeting of MLAs from all three alliance partners is likely to occur on Saturday.