Mumbai: The Shiv Sena can support a government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra, said a senior Sena here Thursday. 

"The election results indicate that no party can form the government. However, both (Shiv Sena, BJP) will meet for the purpose. This is the mandate of the people," Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai and emissary told a Channel private television. 

It is expected that both parties to begin discussions on forming the government on Monday said. 

On the issue of Prime Minister Anil Desai said that since the BJP has won the most seats, would decide. 

But other things would be discussed by the two sides, he added. 

In the assembly of 288 members, the BJP and its allies secured 123 seats, the Shiv Sena won 63, Congress won 42, the NCP won 41 and the remaining seats were bagged by either independent or smaller and parties regional. A party needs 145 seats for a simple majority in the state assembly. 

The change in attitude in the Shiv Sena follows a quick trip Anil Desai, a member of Rajya Sabha and colleague Subhash Desai New Delhi two days ago. 

"We had detailed and fruitful discussions with BJP leaders authorized by the party ... After a couple of days, will begin formal discussions and all final decisions on the matter will be made by the president Uddhav Thackeray Sena," said Anil Desai. 

Although both leaders of Shiv Sena have not revealed which were among the top brass BJP, it is clear that paved the way to enter into a partnership again, which was broken by the BJP September 25, just three weeks before of the Assembly elections on October 15. 

Meanwhile, sources in both the BJP and the Shiv Sena said that no new proposals were sent to the other, while the BJP went a step further, saying there could be no "preconditions" by Shiv Sena for extending support. 

Although both sides said it was too early to outline the contours of the proposed government, depending on the number of guaranteed seats, which could be based on a formula of 28 BJP and Shiv Sena 14 ministers each. 

The decision of the Shiv Sena to begin talks with the BJP was motivated by several factors, including the tough stance of the BJP, before and after the elections, and the general anathema to the "unconditional foreign aid 'issued by the Congress Party nationalist. 

In addition, the Shiv Sena had to deal with a section of the hawks within the Shiv Sena, who were against the BJP support, while another group called alliance amid possibility of large scale defections from the Seine. 

This is the second time since 1995, when the two parts are joined to give his second term Maharashtra Congress not to date in state history.