India, Feb. 19 -- The Shiv Sena's sudden change from its stated opposition to having a poll truck with the BJP was the result of the BJP managers impressing upon the Uddhav Thackeray-led party that it might lose its "negotiating power" in case of BJP emerging as the single largest party after elections, a BJP leader revealed Tuesday.
Moreover, the BJP also pointed out a spate of meetings having taken place between Sena's arch rival MNS and NCP leaders, and the possible backdoor agreement between the two parties.
The BJP leader, who was part of negotiations to bring Sena around, also said the Uddhav Thackeray-led party was also told that the MNS and NCP are not politically untouchables for the BJP, which he said came as a "trigger" for Sen...