After Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde and some MLAs of his party have gone incommunicado, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar on Tuesday alleged that a third attempt is being made to pull down the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra but expressed confidence that chief minister Udhhav Thackeray will be able to handle the situation.

Sharad Pawar said it will complete its full five-year term and ruled out going with the BJP, in case the state government falls.