Another round of talks between Shiv Sena, BJP, but no breakthrough yet on seat sharing
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Another round of talks between Shiv Sena, BJP, but no breakthrough yet on seat sharing
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party met on Friday to save the 25-year-old alliance ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections. There has been no breakthrough yet as the two sides have been only exchanging new proposals for seat allocation.
Breaking from tradition, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's son Aditya Thackeray called a meeting with the BJP leadership in a South Mumbai residential complex. The meeting, which was being pegged as an attempt to thaw the deadlock, did not end the stalemate.
"I have made my position clear. Have communicated the same to BJP. They need to decide," Uddhav Thackeray said. "We are showing no ego. We are coming for talks. We want to take the alliance ahead in the greater interest of Maharashtra," Aditya added.
Both parties continue to hold on to their stands on seat sharing for the October 15 assembly polls. The BJP has now sent a new proposal to its oldest standing ally. The BJP insists that Sena must come up with the final figure of seats that they are willing to give. Sena only wants a discussion on the winnability of seats rather than just a figure.
Maharashtra BJP President Devendra Fadnavis said, "Nothing has gone wrong. We have given a new proposal and the ball is in their court. But one thing is clear that both the parties want the alliance." The bargaining between both the parties is likely to continue over the next few days as all is not well with the saffron alliance. Both the parties are expected to meet once again and resolve the matter. It remains to be seen who is going to blink first.