Will BJP decide today to part ways with Shiv Sena?

October 15, 2015 02:58

BJP has called a meeting of its ministers and functionaries in Mumbai on Thursday where the worsening ties with the Shiv Sena are likely to come up for discussion.

Though the official agenda for today's BJP meeting is to discuss the achievements of Devendra Fadnavis government's one year in office and ways of celebrating it, the issue of worsening ties between the ruling coalition partners would also be deliberated upon, a party functionary said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Another went a step further and said the meeting will discuss the probability of snapping ties with the Sena, which had yesterday said BJP was free to opt out of the coalition government in Maharashtra if it was bored of its brand of "nationalism" and "patriotism", raising questions about the continuance of the party in the state government.

Another party leader who will be part of the October 15 meeting, claimed that the BJP feels "suffocated" with the Sena's behaviour towards it.

In a closed-door discussion between BJP leaders and ministers held recently, "parting ways" with Sena was deliberated for the sake of development of the state, he said.

However, senior leader and state Education Minister Vinod Tawde has rejected the possibility of Sena quitting power, and asserted that the coalition government will complete its five-year tenure.

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