Mumbai: The Maharashtra jigsaw puzzle is falling in place: the first indication of this came with the BJP outreach and the Devendra Fadnavis-Eknath Shinde ice-breaker at the caretaker CM’s official residence Varsha.

According to reports, the primary focus of today’s meeting was the power-sharing formula between the allies in the ruling Mahayuti coalition.

Reportedly, newly elected BJP MLA Bharat Gogawale, a close ally of Shinde, revealed that Shinde had conveyed his desire to remain outside the government.