Shiv Sena to skip today's oath taking ceremony: Reports

September 03, 2017 09:41

The Bharatiya Janata Party's key ally in Centre and Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena will not attend today's oath taking ceremony.

According to media reports, the Sena said that it hasn't been invited to the ceremony

After government sources disclosed the names of nine people who will take oath as ministers, a surprise factor was the absence of any member from the Shiv Sena from the list.

Though top BJP leaders maintained silence on the development, sources in the party said the Shiv Sena and new NDA entrant, Janata Dal-United not figuring in the list was likely due to lack of a formula for representation which could satisfy all allies.

The Sena, with 18 Lok Sabha members against two from the JD-U, wanted its share of representation in line with that of the Nitish Kumar-led party, which would have meant several more berths for the Maharashtra party, a demand the BJP did not concede, the sources said.

In the Rajya Sabha, the Sena has three members while the JD-U has 10.

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