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Hope Sena will continue to be ally: Amit Shah
later joined the governments in the state and Centre, though grudgingly.
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena has decided to contest future elections on its own, but Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah on Wednesday expressed hope that the Sena would continue its alliance with his party for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Mr Shah said that the BJP would like to forge an alliance with the Sena. He also indicated that the BJP would gain more partners ahead of the 2019 polls than it had before the 2014 elections.
“Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis is frequently in touch with the Shiv Sena leadership at the state level. The Shiv Sena is already a part of the Central and state governments and it would continue its alliance with the BJP ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections,” he said.
Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had earlier this year announced that his party would contest future elections on its own. He had also taken up the agenda of construction of Ram temple on the disputed site in Ayodhya and had visited the town last month.
The Sena, which is the oldest constituent of the NDA, had contested the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in alliance with the BJP but severed ties ahead of the Assembly polls. It later joined the governments in the state and Centre, though grudgingly.
