Shiv Sena demands 2 Cabinet, MoS berths

May 20, 2014 19:30

NDA ally Shiv Sena, which won 18 seats in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, has demanded two Cabinet berths in the Narendra Modi-led dispensation at Centre, CNN IBN reports.

The party, which routed ruling Congress-NCP combine in Maharashtra alongwith BJP, Swabhimani Shethkari Sangathana and RPI-A, has also asked for two Minister of State berths.

Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and other senior leaders were seen greeting Narendra Modi at the Parliament Central Hall earlier in the day.

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