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BJP attempts to mollify ally Shiv Sena

Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday attempted to mollify its oldest ally Shiv Sena, following a political crisis triggered by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) decision to support Narendra Modi as prime minister.BJP general secretary

"The BJP must clarify who is authorised in Maharashtra to take decisions? Is it (Nitin) Gadkari who goes around talking to the media, or Gopinath Munde? At present, it seems to be treading the path of Kejriwal, who after damning the Congress, formed a government with its support in Delhi," Uddhav said.

Citing another example of former prime minister Chandrashekhar who took Rajiv Gandhi's support to form the government, Uddhav asked whether the BJP would follow suit and take Congress support -- "if that happens, then what is the difference between us and them?"

"We (Shiv Sena) took care of them (BJP) in all crises, but now it seems that they feel they are a notch above us ... I will talk to Rajnath Singh and also ask Rudy who actually runs the party in the state ..." Uddhav added.