Shiv Sena, MNS open talks for alliance in Kalyan-Dombivali

November 02, 2015 23:35

After emerging as the single largest party but failing to secure a simple majority in the Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation elections, Shiv Sena today started negotiations with Raj Thackeray-led MNS, a party

source said here tonight.

On the other hand BJP too was trying win over independents for coming to power, sources said.

The Sena won 52 out of the total 120 seats, BJP 42, and MNS 9. A senior Shiv Sena leader said the party leader Anil Parab met the MNS leader Nitin Sardesai here this evening to discuss power-sharing.

Parab refused to comment when contacted.

Senior Sena leader and industries minister Subhash Desai said the party will not need MNS's support. "Mayor will be of Shiv Sena and we will not need MNS's support," Desai told PTI.

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