BJP should clarify its stand on MNS: Uddhav

Posing questions to the BJP, Uddhav, without naming his estranged cousin, hit out saying that some people do anything to be in power.

He said Sena has good equations with Gopinath Munde and his team. "However, suddenly some people jumped into the middle to take credit," he added.

"If need arises, will you (BJP) take anybody's support. Like that done by Kejriwal. Like former Prime Minister Chandrashekar took support of Rajiv Gandhi. Will they take support of Congress also if needed?" Uddhav asked.

If such is the thing, then what is the difference between us and Kejriwal? he further asked.

"We (Shiv Sena-BJP) have come together on the issue of hindutva. We were with them even when they were in crisis. However now the situation has started improving (for them)," he pointed out.

Uddhav also said that he would talk to BJP chief Rajnath Singh on the issue, which has strained the relationship between the two-decade-old alliance partners.

MNS recently declared that it would challenge the Sena in all seats in Lok Sabha polls, but will support Narendra Modi's candidacy as Prime Minister.

Earlier, seeking to placate the Shiv Sena which is miffed over the recent thaw between BJP and MNS, Maharashtra BJP president Devendra Fadnavis met Uddhav.

"I conveyed to Uddhavji that BJP considers Sena its natural and trusted ally," Fadnavis said after the meeting.