Devendra Fadnavis stated: "We were ready to give Shiv Sena 147 seats, and it was decided that the Chief Minister would be from our side, while the Deputy Chief Minister would be from Shiv Sena."
Mumbai:In a major revelation, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared the inside story of the dramatic fallout between Shiv Sena and BJP in 2014. Speaking at the felicitation ceremony of Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur, Mr Fadnavis, for the first time opened up about the negotiations and the factors that led to the breakdown of the alliance.
Devendra Fadnavis stated: "We were ready to give Shiv Sena 147 seats, and it was decided that the Chief Minister would be from our side, while the Deputy Chief Minister would be from Shiv Sena."
He further claimed that while the initial discussions indicated a mutual understanding, Shiv Sena's refusal to compromise on seat allocation led to the eventual rupture of the alliance.
"But Uddhav Thackeray was adamant on 151 seats, and that is when the alliance broke down," Mr Fadnavis explained.
According to him, the BJP had proposed a seat-sharing formula where Shiv Sena would fight on 147 seats, and BJP would contest on 127.
However, Uddhav Thackeray stood firm on demanding 151 seats, leading to an irreconcilable difference between the two parties.
Mr Fadnavis continued: "We were in talks with Shiv Sena's leadership, and we were even ready to give them more space. But Uddhav had fixed the number 151 in his mind." He further elaborated on the critical intervention by Om Prakash Mathur, who communicated with BJP leader Amit Shah, who then escalated the matter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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