India, May 4 -- The messy relationship between partners flared up again, in the run-up to the legislative council nominations. Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's decision to field senior party leader Ambadas Danve instead of himself for the May 12 election has caused much bitterness in the Congress.

The Congress had agreed to support Thackeray, and no one else, as the MVA candidate, for the lone seat the opposition is contesting and assured of winning. Moreover, the Congress was not afforded the of being informed of the decision; party leaders learnt of it through the media.

As a result, state Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal said the party would field their own candidate. But this would mean the ruling BJP or Shiv Sena would fi...