Attacking the BJP over the try to ally along with his estranged cousin, Uddhav Thackeray alleged that his former ally was making an attempt to ”steal” a ”Thackeray” to win elections.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday in a sign that the BJP is seeking to ally with him for the Lok Sabha polls to spice up its alliance within the western state. Senior MNS chief Bala Nandgaonkar stated in Mumbai that the talks on Lok Sabha polls between the 2 leaders had been ”optimistic”, and particulars can be shared in a day or two.
The assembly drew sharp reactions from the Maha Vikas Aghadi camp, with the Congress accusing the BJP of ”betraying” north Indians. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray accused the BJP of making an attempt to ”steal a Thackeray” to win elections, underlining that the model Thackeray is indispensable within the state.Â
Senior NCP chief and state minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who belongs to the Ajit Pawar camp, stated if MNS joins the BJP-led ‘Mahayuti’, it’s going to improve the energy of the ruling alliance.
Raj Thackeray, who arrived in Delhi on Monday, was joined by BJP nationwide normal secretary Vinod Tawde when he met Shah earlier within the day.
If the alliance is sealed, the MNS could also be given one seat to contest from Mumbai the place his cousin Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction enjoys appreciable affect.
Raj Thackeray had parted methods with Shiv Sena, when it was undivided and led by his cousin, and based MNS in 2006. However, the MNS couldn’t make a lot affect though Raj is seen as a robust orator and enjoys a sure following.
His controversial feedback in opposition to north Indians prior to now had drawn sharp criticism from leaders of assorted political events, together with the BJP.
Riding excessive on the Marathi manoos plank, the MNS contested the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. Though it drew a clean, the social gathering broken the prospects of many Shiv Sena and BJP candidates in some constituencies, particularly in Mumbai.
In the meeting elections held in the identical yr, the MNS put up a powerful efficiency and gained 13 seats. However, the social gathering subsequently misplaced its enchantment amongst voters and its inventory dwindled, pushing it to the margins of state politics. Barring 2009, the MNS has not been capable of come wherever near the 13 seats it had gained. In the 2019 elections, the social gathering gained only one seat within the 288-member House.
Attacking the BJP over the try to ally along with his estranged cousin, Uddhav Thackeray alleged that his former ally was making an attempt to ”steal” a ”Thackeray” to win elections.
”BJP is aware of very nicely that they do not get votes within the identify of PM Narendra Modi in Maharashtra. People vote right here within the identify of (Bal) Thackeray. This realisation prompted the BJP to attempt to steal leaders from exterior (BJP fold),” he stated at a rally in Nanded.
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut alleged the BJP and the MNS try to ally as they’re afraid of Maha Vikas Aghadi’s success.
The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) stated Raj Thackeray’s assembly with Amit Shah has not shocked them as there have been indications of the MNS chief’s closeness to the BJP.
NCP (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto claimed the MNS chief has been beneath the scanner of Central businesses and has been making an attempt to avoid wasting his social gathering.
The fortunes of Thackeray’s MNS have been dwindling and the assembly might salvage him and shield his social gathering, he claimed.
The Congress stated by making an attempt to ally with MNS, the BJP has not solely betrayed north Indians however has additionally rubbed salt of their wounds, referring to the protests held by the Raj Thackeray-led social gathering prior to now.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by DNA workers and is revealed from PTI)
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