After the meeting of the Sena MLAs at Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree', all the legislators went to Rangsharda Hotel, close to the party chief's home in suburban Bandra
With its ideology based on resentment having run its course, the party must figure out a new pathway to relevance
At the event, Singh paid tributes to former servicemen and their families in Lucknow, and said the country is proud of them.
He added that the "khichdi" (hotchpotch) being cooked (by the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress) was against the people's mandate.
He said instead of taking so much interest in covering who is forming the next government in Maharashtra, the media should focus on farmers' issues
People in the know said the three parties would hold a joint press conference on Saturday
Pawar and Thackeray were also part of the three-party deliberations at Nehru Centre
Pawar's announcement capped a day of hectic meetings between the Congress, NCP and their pre-poll allies and a combined meeting of the three parties later in the day
Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: Shiv Sena, NCP, Congress alliance - likely to be christened 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' -may be formally announced today
NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena are holding hectic deliberations and talks and are inching closer towards government formation in Maharashtra
Sena MLA Bhaskar Jadhav told PTI that the meeting was convened to apprise the legislators of the government formation process and meetings of Congress-NCP leaders in Delhi
Sources said the three parties are likely to make a formal announcement on Friday to join hands to take a shot at power in the state
For the Speaker's post, the Nationalist Congress Party is not willing it to give to Congress but the Congress wants it for former CM Prithviraj Chavan.
Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: NCP and Shiv Sena leaders said that the political impasse in the state would end today.
NCP president Sharad Pawar is expected to meet his Congress counterpart Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday to discuss government formation
Pawar likely to meet Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Monday or Tuesday on govt formation
However, unlike the frenzy and buzz in political circles during the last few days, the meetings on Thursday were held in a discreet manner
The 57-year-old firebrand Sena leader also tweeted a motivational Hindi couplet, saying, 'Haar ho jaati hai jab maan liya jaata hai, jeet tab hoti hai jab thaan liya jaata hai'
Maharashtra government formation: Shiv Sena has decided not to mention plea challenging Maharashtra Governor's refusal to give it more time
A day ahead of Raj Thackeray's scheduled appearance before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) here in connection with an IL&FS probe, the MNS chief seems to have found an unexpected support from his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday. Sena is the ruling partner of the BJP in the Central and Maharashtra governments. Raj has been summoned by the anti-money laundering agency in connection with its probe into the alleged irregularities relating to loans and equity investment worth over Rs 450 crore by IL&FS in Kohinoor CTNL Infrastructure Company. The firm was founded by former Maharashtra chief minister Manohar Joshi's son Unmesh, Raj Thackeray, and latter's close aide and builder Rajan Shirodkar to purchase and develop the land of the defunct Kohinoor Mill. Raj had reportedly exited from the company in 2008. Questionning of Unmesh has been going on at the Mumbai office of the ED since August 19. "I do not expect any solid outcome ...