New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The political uncertainty in Jharkhand continued for the fourth day Saturday as a meeting between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) ended in a stalemate but it was decided that Shibu Soren will remain the chief minister till Tuesday.

"Nothing has been decided. The discussion will go on. It will take (some) time," senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told IANS.

But sources privy to the meeting said the BJP has postponed its final decision till Tuesday and allowed Soren to continue as the chief minister till then.

Hemant Soren, a JMM leader and the chief minister's son, skipped the meeting called by BJP president Nitin Gadkari.

The BJP had called its Jharkhand unit leaders and allies to New Delhi for consultations on government formation.

The state plunged into a political crisis after the BJP threatened to withdraw support to the Soren government as he voted in favour of the Congress-led government in parliament Tuesday to defeat BJP-sponsored cut motions.

But after the JMM apologized publicly for the mistake, the BJP put on hold its withdrawal of support. The JMM has said it was ready to prop up a BJP-led coalition government.

However, the JMM appears divided on whether to stay with the BJP or ally with the Congress.

JMM legislator Teklal Mahto, who accompanied Shibu Soren to New Delhi, said he was going to meet United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

On Friday, the BJP had said it will not withdraw support from the Soren-led government till it consults with other alliance partners in the state.

The JMM-BJP coalition government was formed in December. In the 82-member assembly, JMM and BJP have 18 members each and are supported by All Jharkahnd Students Union's five legislators and Janata Dal-United's two.