MUMBAI: Ruling allies BJP and Shiv Sena,
whose relations have been strained for quite some time, Monday
announced a tie-up for the coming Lok Sabha and Maharashtra
Assembly elections.
The BJP will contest 25 seats and Shiv Sena 23 of 48
Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. The two parties will contest
equal number of seats, along with their other allies, in
elections for the 288-member state Assembly, due this year.
In a joint press conference with BJP chief Amit Shah
and Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister
Devendra Fadnavis said public sentiment was that the two
parties should come together.
The BJP and Sena alliance will win at least 45 of the
48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Shah said. (AGENCIES)
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