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He added that he would help Khotkar during the Assembly elections.According to sources, the closed-door meeting between Danve, Khotkar, Fadnavis and Thackeray did not involve any negotiations. The Jalna district is known for strong ties with the saffron alliance and this identity will remain,” Danve said. The BJP and Shiv Sena have forged an alliance now and all the bitterness has to come to an end. Many observers said Danve was hinting at Khotkar's possible elevation into the state cabinet. But in 2009, the State BJP chief suffered a scare after Kalyan Kale of the Congress put up a tough fight, only to lose by a narrow margin of just over 8,484 votes..