Summary:
Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said his party will try to expand its footprint outside the state and aim for a national role even as he accused BJP of using Hindutva as per a political convenience.
He also said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by BJP has shrunken as old constituents like Akali Dal and Shiv Sena have already walked out of the bloc.
Addressing Shiv Sainiks virtually on the 96th birth anniversary of the party founder and his father Bal Thackeray, Uddhav said the Sena had aligned with BJP for taking forward the agenda of Hindutva through power.
"Shiv Sena had aligned with BJP as it wanted power for Hindutva.
Sena never used Hindutva for the sake of power," he said.
The Sena has left the BJP and not Hindutva.