Ally Shiv Sena boycotts PM Modi’s Mumbai events, calls it election stunt

Written by MANASI PHADKE | Mumbai | Updated: October 12, 2015 1:12:42 am “The government decided to send BJP Minister Prakash Mehta to deliver the invitation only on Saturday, less than 24 hours before the function. Thackeray already had other more important commitments,” a Shiv Sena leader said. BJP ally Shiv Sena struck a discordant … Read more

BJP to discuss probability of parting ways with ally Sena tomorrow

By: PTI | Mumbai | Updated: October 14, 2015 3:11:48 pm Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena Party Chief Uddhav Thackeray at swearing-in ceremony held at Vidhan Bhavan today. (Express file photo by Pradeep Kochrekar) Amidst signs of growing fissures between the two allies in Maharashtra, the BJP-led stategovernment will discuss the “probability of … Read more

Maharashtra: In case govt falls, BJP won’t join hands with Sena, says Chandrakant Patil

By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: February 18, 2020 3:14:54 am Addressing the media at the party headquarters in Mumbai, Patil said, “Till the 2019 Assembly election, the Shiv Sena was an alliance partner of the BJP. However, it unethically switched sides after the results to join hands with Congress and NCP.” Alleging … Read more

‘Just an ad’: Subhash Desai says no change in Sena stand on refinery

By: Express News Service | Mumbai | Published: February 18, 2020 3:20:56 am Subhash Desai said that the project’s notification was cancelled by the state government following a demand from the local residents. (Source: PTI) Two days after a front-page advertisement espousing the Ratnagiri Refinery & Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL) appeared in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, … Read more