New Delhi, October 28: Having settled the leadership issue in Maharashtra, Congress and the NCP today began talks on the sticky issue of sharing of portfolios here amid reported differences, especially over who gets gets key ministries like Home, Finance and Power.
NCP sources said that party general secretary Praful Patel held talks with Ahmad Patel, political secretary to Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Praful was authorised by NCP leadership to hold the parleys.
The NCP stand that it would not like to part with the key portfolios which Congress was eyeing was again outlined by its senior leader P A Sangma. “In the area of number of ministers there could be room for negotiations but not in the area of portfolios,” he said.
–Agencies