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The political crisis, triggered due to a revolt by a group of Sena MLAs led by cabinet minister Shinde, has showed no signs of heading towards a resolution.
Mumbai, which is known more for its heat and humidity, is witnessing a big argument on whether it is worth the cost to keep 10 Humboldt penguins in the Byculla zoo.
In a tweet on Thursday, Maharashtra Tourism and Environment minister Aaditya Thackeray said he and Industries Minister Subhash Desai held a video call with Tesla executives earlier in the day to invite them to the state.
Newly-elected MLAs of the Sena, who met Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai, demanded that his son Aaditya Thackeray be made the chief minister in the next government.
Various media outlets reported on the posters even as the Shiv Sena had called for implementation of a '50:50' formula of rotating the chief minister's post with the BJP through the five-year term.
The BJP's tally was reduced to 105, much below the halfway mark of 144 in the Assembly, while the Shiv Sena, has won 56 seats in the October 21 elections.
The tussle took a new turn on Tuesday when Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut threatened to explore 'other options'.
Ajit Pawar who was the Deputy Chief Minister in the shortlived Fadnavis government, has since returned to the NCP fold and it was widely believed that he would be rehabilitated.
The BJP and the Sena are locked in a standoff over the post of chief minister in new government and sharing of ministerial portfolios.
Uddhav's pushing for his son at the helm has caused uneasiness in the Nationalist Congress Party with most NCP leaders not willing to work with a greenhorn like Aditya.
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