It's BJP tradition to ditch weak allies: NCP

NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik claims that Shiv Sena's days in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are numbered

Amid speculations over likely political alignments in Maharashtra against the backdrop of the state BJP president Devendra Fadnavis meeting MNS chief Raj Thackeray, NCP today said that BJP will "ditch" its NDA partner Shiv Sena because the party has been decimated over a period of time. Fadnavis yesterday visited Raj Thackeray at his residence 'Krishnakunj' in Dadar, setting tongues wagging about whether BJP is cozying up to the estranged Thackeray cousin.

Seeking to drive a wedge between the saffron alliance, NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik today claimed that Shiv Sena's days in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) are numbered. "BJP's history shows that the party does not continue alliance with parties whose strength has declined.

The moment they (BJP) feel that the ally has weakened, the party parts ways and goes elsewhere," Malik said. Taking a dig at demands seeking induction of Raj Thackeray into "Maha-yuti" (grand alliance) of BJP, Shiv Sena and RPI, Malik said there was no need to form Maharashtra Democratic Alliance.