BJP gives ultimatum to Sena over seat-sharing

BJP gives ultimatum to Sena over seat-sharing

                                                                                      

SETTING itself on a confrontation path with its oldest ally. BJP on Thursday gave Shiv Sena an ultimatum to agree on a scat-sharing formula for the coming Assembly elections or face a break down of the alliance.

Having jacked up its demand for contesting 135 of the 288 seats, which has been rejected by Shiv Sena-senior BJP leaders have communicated to Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray to decide by Thursday evening whether his party was willing to conform to a 'mutual and respectable' seat-sharing formula.

The BJP's ultimatum comes against the backdrop of party President Ami! Shah's tough talk on Thursday  morning  in  Kolhapur in Maharashtra thai [here will he no compromise at the cost of self-respect.

Top BJP sources said that the par by was upset that Shiv Sena, an ally of 25 years, has not given any response to the proposal sent by it on the higher number of seats it wanted to contest in the coming elections. In the 2009 elections, the BJP had contested 119 and the Sena 169 seats. However, this time the alliance 'Mahayuti' has been broad based with the inclusion of four more parties --RPI (Athawlc). Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, Swabhimani Shetkari Paksha and Loksangram.

The BJP sources said the party was awaiting a reply from Thackeray and decided to make clear its position because time was running out.

Posted in: News 2014