<p>Battling a crisis in the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena leaders are likely to skip the opposition parties meeting on Tuesday to finalise their joint candidate for the Presidential election.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-congress-calls-meeting-1119992.html">Maharashtra Congress calls meeting </a></strong></p>.<p>Senior party leader Sanjay Raut was scheduled to attend the meeting convened by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, but "he has cancelled his visit to Delhi," a party functionary said.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government is facing a crisis after senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde went incommunicado with 10 party MLAs in tow.</p>.<p>Shinde is learnt to be in Gujarat's Surat, apparently upset with being sidelined by the party.</p>
<p>Battling a crisis in the Maharashtra government, the Shiv Sena leaders are likely to skip the opposition parties meeting on Tuesday to finalise their joint candidate for the Presidential election.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/west/maharashtra-congress-calls-meeting-1119992.html">Maharashtra Congress calls meeting </a></strong></p>.<p>Senior party leader Sanjay Raut was scheduled to attend the meeting convened by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar, but "he has cancelled his visit to Delhi," a party functionary said.</p>.<p>The Maharashtra government is facing a crisis after senior Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde went incommunicado with 10 party MLAs in tow.</p>.<p>Shinde is learnt to be in Gujarat's Surat, apparently upset with being sidelined by the party.</p>