Shiv Sena 'desperate' to join hands with BJP: NCP

27 Oct 2014 Evaluate

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majid Memon said the Shiv Sena is desperately trying to join hands with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for government formation in Maharashtra, but the BJP's top brass is not in the mood to forget what Shiv Sena has done. He further added that NCP does not want elections to be held again after six months and thus in the best interest of democracy, they would be doing justice to the system by extending external support.

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna declared the party is ready to support any leader chosen by the BJP, as the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra. The BJP had announced that the party is willing to form a government in Maharashtra in alliance with the Shiv Sena. The BJP and Shiv Sena broke their 25-year old alliance ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls over seats sharing.

The BJP has emerged as the single-largest party in Maharashtra winning 122 of the 288 seats. The Shiv Sena finished second with 63 seats. The NCP has complicated the matters by offering external support to the BJP for government formation in the state.

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