The BJP Maharashtra Chief Chandrakant Patil during the state BJP working committee meeting on Monday made a shocking statement saying that the party is ready join hands with Shiv Sena. However his statement came with a condition attached to it.
Patil said for the sake of state's welfare we are willing to come together with Sena. However, they will not fight the elections together, but separately. The BJP leader said that,"Even if we come together, the decision on the Chief Minister's post will be taken by the Centre.
After Patil's comments, leader of opposition and former CM Devendra Fadnavis issued a clarification on Tuesday.
Talking to the media, Devendra Fadnavis remarked, "What Chandrakant Patil said was in response to a question. He made it clear that we (BJP) will contest the election alone. I want to reiterate that we have not sent an alliance proposal to Shiv Sena nor has the Sena given us any proposal. No such proposal is under consideration."
During the Maharashtra assembly elections 2019, Sena-BJP together contested the elections. However, Shiv Sena later broke its alliance with the BJP and joined hands with NCP and Congress. The Maha Vikas Aghadi government of Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP was formed in November last year after the BJP failed to prove its majority in the State Assembly.