Split In Bjp-sena Alliance
Will not form govt in Maharashtra, Sena disrespected people's mandate: BJP
"Good luck to the Shiv Sena if it wants to form government in Maharashtra with the support of the Congress and NCP."
 "Will not form govt in Maharashtra, Sena disrespected people's mandate: BJP")
Saffron split: Sena fumes as BJP scoffs, saying alliance will remain intact
New Delhi/Mumbai, January 23The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said it will have no truck with ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly and Lok Sabha polls. Top BJP leadership downplayed the threat and exuded confidence that the alliance will remain intact, indicating that the Sena's threat had much to do with ensuring a better deal in sharing of seats.The Sena was silent on its continuance in the governments at the Centre and in the state, drawing ridicule from the Congress which dubbed the announcement as "laughable". A top BJP leader, who didn't want to be quoted, also pointed out that the Sena continues to be part of the Narendra Modi cabinet at the Centre, and the coalition government in Maharashtra."We have immense reserves of tolerance," the top BJP leader said to the Sena's repeated threats. The leader likened the Sena's anger to a domestic fight where the wife might walk out in a huff to her parent's home, but a rapproachment is soon reached between the ...
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