Maha polls: Rajnath postpones Mumbai visit as BJP reviews its options

The visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who was to attend a crucial Bharatiya Janata Party meeting in Mumbai on Monday, has been deferred.

"The new date would be announced later," Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Vinod Tawde said. "Newly elected BJP legislators will meet at the state BJP office this (Monday) afternoon and celebrate our victory," he said.

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Singh was to travel to Mumbai to decide on who will lead the BJP government in Maharashtra.

"I am going to Maharashtra tomorrow to decide on BJP legislature party leader," Singh had told reporters on Sunday.

The BJP has appointed Singh and senior leader J P Nadda as central observers to choose legislature party leader, as decided by the BJP parliamentary party.

The BJP secured 122 seats in the 288-member assembly, well short of absolute majority. The Nationalist Congress Party has offered outside support, but the party is yet to take a call on it.

Former ally Shiv Sena has said it is waiting for the BJP to make the first move towards a possible reconciliation.

Image: BJP's Rajnath Singh has been appointed as an observer to decide on who will lead the BJP government in Maharashtra.