Sindhudurg, Nov. 8 -- Former union minister and senior BJP leader Narayan Rane today issued a stern warning that BJP will sever ties with the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) in Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts if the group forms an alliance with the Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) in the upcoming local body elections.
Speaking to reporters here, Rane said, "If the Shinde faction decides to align with the Thackeray group, we will not continue our alliance with them. In such a case, the BJP-Shinde Sena alliance in Konkan will no longer exist.
Reports suggest that both Shiv Sena factions - Shinde and Thackeray - are considering contesting local body elections together under the banner of the Shahar Vikas Aghadi, and a secret meeting was recently ...