Mumbai: Even as there are resports of the Bharatiya janata Party bowing before the Shiv Sena over seat sharing, there is still no clarity over the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance talks in Maharashtra. BJP President Amit Shah has now indicated that it is not a done deal yet.
Shah said that the BJP will head the next government in Maharashtra. He has also called on the Shiv Sena to resolve the seat sharing tussle at the earliest.
"We have moved two steps, now it is your turn. The BJP wants the matter to be solved keeping our self respect intact. Let's solve the matter soon. I can assure you that this time it will be a BJP government in Maharashtra," Shah said.
Shah's statement came even as state BJP leaders said that they have reduced their share of seats to 119 for the forthcoming Assembly polls, the number of seats they had contested last time.
Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari met the Maharashtra BJP leaders in Mumbai on Wednesday night and the party leaders reportedly bowed down to the Shiv Sena from the 135-seat demand and sent a list of 119 seats to the central leadership.
The BJP's climbdown came just days after its dismal performance in the recently held bypolls in nine states. The decision has been communicated to the Shiv Sena. The meeting was attended by state BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis, Eknath Khadse, Vinod Tawde and senior leader Sudhir Mungantiwar.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that ties between both the parties are strong. However, speaking to CNN-IBN, he added that the Maharashtra Chief Ministerial candidate will be from the Shiv Sena.
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