Mumbai sources stated that shiv sena on friday softened its pitch against the bjp after party chief uddhav thackeray assumed the office of chief minister of Maharashtra. Meanwhile shiv sena in its mouthpiece 'Saamna' sought New Delhi's continued support to maharashtra and described prime minister narendra modi as Thackeray's elder brother. Apparently a language, similar to the one used during the electoral campaigns for the maharashtra assembly polls 2019, where both the parties the bjp and shiv sena fought together.
Furthermore three decade old relations between the two Hindutva parties soured after Sena, demanded equal power-sharing, including the chief minister's post for half the term. bjp, however, said this condition was 'unacceptable' and Sena formed an alliance with the ideologically polar opposite parties the Nationalist Congrees Party and Congress. Perhaps saamna in its editorial underscored a distinction between Narendra Modi's duties as a prime minister and association with the party.
It said “Prime minister narendra modi has wished the new government and the chief minister. Our prime minister has made it clear that maharashtra should progress at a fast pace under the leadership of uddhav Thackeray. For that, the Centre’s role will have to be positive and the Centre will have to extend a hand of support to bring Maharashtra’s farmers back from the valley of sorrow”.
