Maharashtra: Bharatiya Janata Party sets difficult terms for ally Shiv Sena

Mumbai | Wednesday | 7th August, 2019

Summary:

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has created a plan B for the Maharashtra polls. This means 127 for BJP and 65 for the Shiv Sena in the 288 seats Assembly as per their current tally. Senior Shiv Sena minister termed this pro-BJP seat sharing a bit Orwellian quoting from the epic book Animal Farm by George Orwell. Another Shiv Sena leader confided DNA that Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray's Jan Ashirwad yatra is getting the overwhelming response across Maharashtra. The only difference is in 2014, we were not prepared while 2019 we are ready to go solo," the Sena leader added..