New Delhi, May 20: With Manmohan Singh set to become the prime minister, Sharad Pawar-led NCP tonight indicated it was not averse to joining the Congress-led government. Senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and Ahmed Patel met Pawar today and extended a formal invitation to the party to join the government.
Party general secretary Tariq Anwar told that NCP would take a decision tomorrow as it sought details from Congress about the criteria for inclusion in the ministry, number of berths the NCP would get as also the representation to other allies in the government.
NCP has nine members in the Lok Sabha.
Bureau Report