Shiv Sena meeting on Presidential election inconclusive

Mumbai, June 15 (UNI) The meeting called to decide the strategy for the Presidential election remained inconclusive today.

A crucial meeting was called at the party chief Bal Thackeray's residence here this evening to discuss the matter.

Among the leaders present at the meeting included Thackeray Senior, Executive President Uddhav Thackeray, former Lok Sabha Speaker Manohar Joshi, Sena group leader Chandrakant Khaire and Sanjay Raut, MP.

Shiv Sena, which has 15 MPs, 56 MLAs and also a few MLCs and Rajya Sabha MPs, has a sizeable chunk of votes and in the backdrop of announcement of Dr Pratibha Patil as the Presidential candidate by UPA, the Sena's role gains importance.

UNI