Sena allied with NCP, Cong to keep BJP out of power: Fadnavis

BJP leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday alleged the Shiv Sena's alliance with the NCP and the Congress was a "pre- planned" move to keep his party out of power in the country's richest state.

Speaking to Marathi daily 'Loksatta' here, Fadnavis said in the five years of his government, he never let down Uddhav Thackeray, the Sena president who is now the Chief Minister heading the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi government.

"After thinking over the Sena's behaviour during post- election days, I realised that the Sena's alliance with the NCP and the Congress was pre-planned. The Sena had already made up its mind to keep us away from power."
Asked whether the Supreme Court's ruling (setting a deadline for floor test) forced NCP leader Ajit Pawar to walk out of the short-lived alliance with the BJP, Fadnavis said, "The reasons behind Ajit Pawar's withdrawal are well-known to him. He should come out and spell them."