new delhi a desire to seek clarification on powersharing and some apprehensions about shiv senas ideological stance resulted in congress dragging a decision on issuing a letter of support to the thackeray outfit leading to shiv sena missing the governors monday evening deadline to show its numbersthe congress working committee met for two marathon sessions in the morning and evening the last involving the participation of maharashtraunit leaders to discuss the political situation in the stateread alsobjp believed bowing to shiv sena will erode its credibilityshiv senas demand for a 5050 share and the quest of a rotational chief minister in maharashtra surprised bjp but was in keeping with the steadily deteriorating relations between the hindutva allies however the bjp decided to not give to the demands bjps view was that succumbing to pressurewe will succeed says sanjay raut after setback over maharashtra govt formationeven as the shiv sena failed to muster numbers to stake claim for government formation in maharashtra its ailing leader sanjay raut on tuesday quoted lines of legendary poet harivansh rai bachchan to reaffirm his partys resolve to succeed and not give up the rajya sabha member in a tweet saidthere was a positive understanding on joining the threeway alliance withncp of sharad pawar and shiv sena with pressure from mlas and the fear of a good section breaking away if the stalemate is not resolved quickly being the main catalyst however a 360degree discussion saw leaders discuss myriad scenarios as also repercussions of such a coalition outside maharashtra some leaders especially from kerala spoke of the political risk of going with sena which has a hard hindutva backgroundit was also felt the exact terms of powersharing with sena which will hold the reins of mantrayalaya need to be spelt out in advance this led to the delay causing sena to be timed out by governor this came as an anticlimax of sorts as the resignation of arvind sawant sena minister in modi government had given an impression that an understanding had been reached informally and cwc meeting will seal the dealafter the evening brainstorming congress general secretary kc venugopal issued a statement the cwc met this morning and had a detailed discussion on situation in maharashtra the congress president has spoken to sharad pawar the party will have further discussion with ncpsources said congress leader sonia gandhi spoke to pawar and the discussion saw both sides feel that a powersharing deal be settled before joining hands it was also felt a clarification could be sought on hindutva and secularism from sena and if a common minimum programme could be thrashed out the cwc has directed a team of senior leaders including ahmed patel mallikarjun kharge and venugopal to hold talks with ncp on tuesdayhowever sources in congress and ncp feel that a senaled coalition comprising ncp which is supported from congress outside remains a strong possibility because of a combination of reasons ncp is not keen on leading the government because it cannot reach the