<p>Veteran Congressman Husain Dalwai has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi requesting her to open prospects of a government with Shiv Sena.</p>.<p>In his letter, Dalwai had highlighted Shiv Sena's support to Congress nominees for President's post - Pratibha Patil and Pranab Mukherjee - while breaking ranks from BJP-led NDA. Dalwai was the first to propose a Congress-NCP-Sena alliance on the day results started coming in.</p>.<p>"In the run-up to the elections many of our (Congress and NCP) MLAs were poached by BJP. If they are able to form a government, they will start doing it again," Dalwai said.</p>.<p>According to Dalwai, a Rajya Sabha member, even while BJP and Shiv Sena are struggling to come to power, a section of Congressmen are of opinion that Congress and NCP should support Sena to form the government.</p>.<p>Dalwai's statement comes a day after a Congress delegation led by state Congress President Balasaheb Thorat and ex-Chief Ministers Prithviraj Chavan and Ashok Chavan met Gandhi in New Delhi.</p>.<p>Senior leaders like former Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and ex Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam has asked the Congress high-command to stay away from allying with Sena. AICC general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge too is opposed to giving support to Sena.</p>.<p>When asked about the letter, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut thanked Dalwai. "He is from a progressive, socialist background. We welcome the stand but we will adhere to coalition dharma."</p>
<p>Veteran Congressman Husain Dalwai has written to Congress President Sonia Gandhi requesting her to open prospects of a government with Shiv Sena.</p>.<p>In his letter, Dalwai had highlighted Shiv Sena's support to Congress nominees for President's post - Pratibha Patil and Pranab Mukherjee - while breaking ranks from BJP-led NDA. Dalwai was the first to propose a Congress-NCP-Sena alliance on the day results started coming in.</p>.<p>"In the run-up to the elections many of our (Congress and NCP) MLAs were poached by BJP. If they are able to form a government, they will start doing it again," Dalwai said.</p>.<p>According to Dalwai, a Rajya Sabha member, even while BJP and Shiv Sena are struggling to come to power, a section of Congressmen are of opinion that Congress and NCP should support Sena to form the government.</p>.<p>Dalwai's statement comes a day after a Congress delegation led by state Congress President Balasaheb Thorat and ex-Chief Ministers Prithviraj Chavan and Ashok Chavan met Gandhi in New Delhi.</p>.<p>Senior leaders like former Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde and ex Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam has asked the Congress high-command to stay away from allying with Sena. AICC general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge too is opposed to giving support to Sena.</p>.<p>When asked about the letter, Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut thanked Dalwai. "He is from a progressive, socialist background. We welcome the stand but we will adhere to coalition dharma."</p>
