Mumbai: The Shiv Sena would have to split away from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA before the Nationalist Congress Party can consider of lending support to the Uddhav Thackeray-led party for government formation, the opposition party's chief spokesperson Nawab Malik said on Sunday. The development came hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party, which emerged the largest party with 105 seats in the Assembly polls, stated that it would not stake claim to form the government as it did not have the supporting numbers in the 288-member House.

" Sena needs to first exit from the NDA as it has one cabinet post (in the Narendra Modi government). Unless it leaves the NDA, we will wait and watch the developments," NCP chief spokesperson Nawab Malik told reporters on Sunday evening.

South Mumbai  Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP Arvind Sawant is a Union minister.

Speaking on the government formation impasse, Nawab Mailk said, "We do not have enough numbers but we also do not want President's rule in Maharashtra."

He included his party had not received any proposal from the Sena.

"If the Sena comes with a proposal, there will be some conditions from our side on which Shiv Sena will have to agree on. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has been stressing on the party having the CM's post. If they need support of Congress and NCP, they will have to make their stand clear on sharing power (with BJP) in Delhi," Navab Malik said.

Navab Malik said Nationalist Congress Party MLAs will meet on 12 November  after which a final decision on the party's role in the present scenario will be taken.