'Love-hate' relationship between BJP, Shiv Sena unpredictable, says Memon

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majid Memon on Friday said the 'love-hate' relationship between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena (SS) is unpredictable, and added that his party wants a stable government in Maharashtra.

"Yesterday's statement by Devendra Fadnavis is nothing new. Whenever the BJP bends down and says that our doors are open, the Shiv Sena starts looking the other way. And, whenever the Shiv Sena wants to send feelers that we want to join, the BJP behaves indifferently. The love and hate relationship between the two is very unpredictable, and one does not know as far as the alliance between the two parties is concerned," Memon told ANI here.

Memon called for a stable government that works in the best interest of the people of Maharashtra.

"We have expressed right from the beginning that we are interested only in a stable government in Maharashtra. The government that should work in the best interest of people of Maharashtra," he said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier on Thursday hinted that the BJP may soon patch up with the Shiv Sena and work together for the state's development.

The BJP and Shiv Sena had snapped their 25-year alliance in September ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls over a seat-sharing disagreement.

Following the polls, the BJP had emerged as the single largest party with 122 seats in the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly. The Shiv Sena finished second with 63 seats while the NCP emerged victorious in 41 seats.