National congress receiver

Crowding the Ministry with members of one clan was unwelcome to the Congress and this is an cut that it has purloined up with the Nationalist Congress Receiver (NCP) also. The NCP was hoping to get its president Sharad Pawar and his girl Supriya Sule into the Ministry.

The NCP activity of Mr. Pawar and Praful Patel held elaborated discussions with the Congress triumvirate of Pranab Mukherjee, A.K. Antony and Ahmed Patel but neither endorse disclosed details.

The Legislature negotiators had another say of negotiations with a new friend, the Trinamool Legislature. Tho' Trinamool individual Mamata Banerjee denied bargaining over ministerial berths and portfolios, she is learnt to hold got a Locker rest at Railways for herself, besides a containerful of ministries for her lot. Ms. Banerjee avoided a direct say to a excogitate whether she desirable President's Concept in Westbound Bengal. Neither was the Congress ready to break her demands.