New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS): Congress party's crucial meeting with its MLAs from Maharashtra began here at 4 p.m. on Monday, with the party set to take a final call on supporting a Shiv Sena-led government in the state.

Congress in-charge of Maharashtra, Mallikarjun Kharge is at the meeting at 10, Janpath, with party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Party leaders including Mukul Wasnik, Ashok Chavan, Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Rajiv Satav and Manikrao Thackre are also attending the meet.

The meeting is the second being convened by the party on Monday to decide on Maharashtra which is without a government since the conclusion of assembly elections last month.

Earlier, NCP chief Sharad Pawar held talks with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai over a possible Sena-NCP government.

The Congress has been locked in hectic parleys on whether to support a Sena-led government.

There are indications that the Congress could provide outside support to a Sena-NCP government.