Amid the ongoing tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Partyand the Shiv Sena over sharing of power in the next state government,Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyarion Monday in Mumbai. According to an official of the Raj Bhawan, it was a"courtesy call". Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Diwakar Raote is alsoslated to meet the governor on Monday.

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted pictures of hismeeting with the governor on Twitter. Earlier, both the parties claimed theywanted to extend Diwali greetings to the governor and denied that there wouldbe any political discussion on the formation of next government in the state.

As the BJP's tally went down in the state Assembly electionsheld last week compared to its 2014 performance, its ally Shiv Sena raised apitch for "equal sharing" of power.Sena chief Uddhav Thackerayreminded the BJP of the 50:50 formula "agreed upon" between himself,BJP president Amit Shah and Fadnavis ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

On Saturday, he demanded a written assurance from the BJPfor implementing "equal formula for sharing of power" before holdingtalks on staking the claim to form the next alliance government in the state.Inthe just-concluded state polls to 288-member Assembly, the BJP won 105 seats, aloss of 17 seats compared to its 2014 tally.

The Sena's tally also came down to 56 seats from 63 in 2014.