Even as the Devendra Fadnavis government completes a year in office this week, the partnership between BJP and its oldest ideological ally Shiv Sena is at an all-time low, raising a question mark over the political stability of the regime.


The unfolding scenario has thrown up doubts in the minds of people whether the government will be able to complete its tenure, say political observers.


The Sena, after severing ties with BJP on the eve of assembly polls, joined the government in December last year and since then has relentlessly been attacking the policies and approaches of the ministry through its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on various issues.


Increasing its stridency, the Sena recently forced cancellation of Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali's event in the city and later opposed the book launch of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Sena activists blackened the face of the event organiser, Sudheendra Kulkarni, causing much embarrassment to BJP and triggering widespread protests across the country.


Though the BJP has refrained from openly reacting to the ally's aggressive posturing, state party functionaries, requesting anonymity,said the Government would continue even if the Sena pulls out of it.