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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader GVL Narasimha Rao has said that the party will not take conditional support from any party for vote of confidence in the state assembly, which is take place in Mumbai today.
"Our government in Maharashtra will prove its majority on floor; we welcome anyone who will help us in development of the state. Shiv Sena should support us but that's a call they have to take, but we will not take anyone's support with conditionality," said Rao.
Earlier today, Shiv Sena leader Ramdas Kadam said that the party will be voting against Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who will be seeking vote of confidence in the state assembly today.
State Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao has already administered the oath of office to Jeeva Pandu Gavit as pro-tem Speaker of the state assembly at the Raj Bhavan here.
This session is considered to be crucial for Fadnavis, as the current picture about support being extended to his government from outside is still not clear.
One time BJP ally Shiv Sena is changing its stance from time to time.
Earlier on Sunday, the Shiv Sena had abstained from attending the expansion of the Union Cabinet in New Delhi. The Shiv Sena had also asked its nominee Anil Desai to return to Mumbai from the national capital.
The BJP and Shiv Sena snapped their 25-year alliance in September ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls over a seat-sharing disagreement.
At the moment, the BJP is 22 short of the halfway mark in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Following the polls, the BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 122 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly.
The Shiv Sena finished second with 63 seats. The NCP, which emerged victorious in 41 seats, has offered the BJP 'external support' to form the government in the state.
