Had Rajnath been BJP chief, alliance would have remained: Uddhav

October 01, 2014 21:13

In a veiled attacked on BJP chief Amit Shah, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has said that he had told Rajnath Singh to continue as the BJP president till the Maharashtra assembly elections and had he been at the helm of affairs the alliance would not have broken.

Thackeray also said that he had also contacted Singh, Sushma Swaraj and party patriach L K Advani during the talks with BJP on the seat sharing and apprised them about the situation. "I had told Rajnath Singh to continue as the BJP president till Maharashtra elections. Had he been there, he would have kept us together."

"A day before BJP parliamentary board decided to nominate Modi as PM candidate, he had called me to tell me that his name will be announced and sought our support. I supported it. He is someone who can keep things together," Thackeray told news channels.

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