<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister- designate Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday met NCP president Sharad Pawar, a day ahead of the former's oath-taking ceremony as the process of forming the new council of ministers gathered momentum.</p>.<p>The meeting between the two top leaders is taking place in the wake of Pawar's parleys with senior Congress functionaries Ahmed Patel, K C Venugopal and others earlier in the day.</p>.<p>Pawar and Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena, are expected to discuss issues related to the latter's ministerial council and the swearing-in ceremony, to be held at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>The Sena, the NCP and the Congress on Tuesday named Thackeray as the chief ministerial nominee of their 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi' that will form the next government in the state.</p>.<p>Ever since the Sena reached out to the NCP and the Congress for a pre-poll alliance, Pawar has been at the centre of government formation talks between the three parties. </p>
<p>Maharashtra Chief Minister- designate Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday met NCP president Sharad Pawar, a day ahead of the former's oath-taking ceremony as the process of forming the new council of ministers gathered momentum.</p>.<p>The meeting between the two top leaders is taking place in the wake of Pawar's parleys with senior Congress functionaries Ahmed Patel, K C Venugopal and others earlier in the day.</p>.<p>Pawar and Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena, are expected to discuss issues related to the latter's ministerial council and the swearing-in ceremony, to be held at Shivaji Park in Dadar on Thursday evening.</p>.<p>The Sena, the NCP and the Congress on Tuesday named Thackeray as the chief ministerial nominee of their 'Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi' that will form the next government in the state.</p>.<p>Ever since the Sena reached out to the NCP and the Congress for a pre-poll alliance, Pawar has been at the centre of government formation talks between the three parties. </p>