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Shiv Sena threatens to quit Fadnavis govt, won't take rap for rising prices

Trouble for BJP in Gujarat too, as rebel JD (U) tries to work out a Cong-led alliance in the state

File photo of Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Make In India Week in Mumbai. Photo: PTI
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Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during the Make In India Week in Mumbai. Photo: PTI

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Shiv Sena on Monday said it would soon take a decision about its continuity in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in Maharashtra. 

Sena’s Lok Sabha member Sanjay Raut pointed to continued farm distress and steep petrol and diesel prices as reasons for his party’s “imminent” withdrawal from the Devendra Fadnavis-led government.

“Petrol and diesel prices have surged, poor are going through a tough time. The plea for farmers' loan waivers has also been ignored. Time has come for Shiv Sena to decide on its alliance with BJP government in Maharashtra. What should we do with the government? Yes! Shiv