Shiv Sena seals tieup with breakaway RSS group for Goa polls

November 25, 2016 18:13

Goa Suraksha Manch, led by rebel RSS leader Subhash Velingkar, and the Shiv Sena today formally sealed their alliance to take on the ruling BJP in upcoming legislative assembly elections in the state.

This is the first time that Uddhav Thackeray-led party is fighting Goa polls in an alliance with a local party.

The Shiv Sena, a key constituent of the National Democratic Alliance, is the oldest ally of BJP and also a junior partner at the Centre and in Maharashtra government.

The announcement for the tie-up was made by Sena MP Sanjay Raut and GSM president Anand Shirodkar.

"Five seats would be contested by Shiv Sena, where we will whole-heartedly support them. The alliance is formed as both the political parties are like-minded and have the welfare of Goa at their heart," Shirodkar told reporters today.

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