After breakup with Sena, BJP leaders praise Balasaheb Thackeray on death anniversary
Mumbai, Nov 17: Amid the ongoing feud with its ally, Maharashtra caretaker Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday heaped praises on on the seventh death anniversary of the Sena stalwart, Bal Thackeray, saying the Shiv Sena founder taught the people the value of "self-respect".
Taking to Twitter, Fadnavis wrote in Marathi, "Salutations to our inspiration source, Hindu Hriday Samrat Balasaheb Thackeray on his death anniversary."
स्वाभिमान जपण्याचा मूलमंत्र आदरणीय बाळासाहेबांनी आपल्या सर्वांना दिला ! pic.twitter.com/sPdALKDlzS
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) November 17, 2019
The tweet comes after Shiv Sena quit the BJP-led NDA over the formation of the government in Maharashtra despite a clear majority in the last month's Assembly elections. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party fell out with the BJP over the sharing of CM's post. The Shiv Sena's lone minister in the Narendra Modi government, Arvind Sawant, resigned on November 11.
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Refusing to accommodate Shiv Sena's demands, the BJP stepped away from the process of forming the government in Maharashtra without the support of Uddhav's party. While submitting his resignation, Fadnavis accused the Shiv Sena of lying on the CM's post and alleged that though the two parties contested elections together, the Sena's sudden change came as a shock.
The
Shiv
Sena
is
now
holding
talks
with
opponents
Congress
and
NCP
for
government
formation
in
Maharashtra.
On
Sunday,
the
party
made
it
clear
that
it
will
not
attend
a
meeting
of
NDA
constituents
on
the
eve
of
the
Winter
Session
of
Parliament
in
Delhi.
Senior
Sena
leader
Sanjay
Raut
said
that
formal
severance
of
ties
with
the
NDA
was
now
only
a
formality.
He
also
said
that
Shiv
Sena
MPs
in
Lok
Sabha
and
Rajya
Sabha
MPs
will
sit
on
opposition
benches.
According
to
media
reports,
the
Shiv
Sena,
NCP
and
Congress
have
reached
a
consensus
on
a
Common
Minimum
Programme
(CMP)
to
form
the
government
in
the
state.
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The BJP and Shiv Sena, which fought the October 21 polls in an alliance, secured a comfortable majority by winning 105 and 56 seats, respectively, in the 288-member Legislative Assembly. However, the talks over the power-sharing formula couldn't materialise. The NCP and Congress, which also fought together, won 54 and 44 seats, respectively.
The state was placed under President's rule on November 12 after no party or alliance staked claim to form the government.