Now, he will have to prove his credentials as a leader who can navigate a new political path with parties like the Congress and NCP, which are ideologically different
He also accused BJP leaders of saying that he had lied on talks about power-sharing and said he will not tolerate it
Gadkari, however, on Thursday had stressed that the BJP should get the post of chief minister because it has won more seats than the Shiv Sena.
Sena said the BJP should approach the Uddhav Thackeray-led party only if it agrees to share the chief minister's post with it
The tussle between the two allies since the Assembly election results were announced has delayed formation of a government
The state government on Saturday approved Rs 10,000 crore as a special provision to provide immediate assistance to farmers affected by unseasonal rains
Maharashtra has 288 Assembly seats, of which the BJP won 122 and the Sena 63 in the 2014 state polls, which they fought separately
Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls next week, Ranjita Ganesan looks at what has prompted Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray to become the first of the Thackerays to contest elections
Maharashtra will go for a single-phase elections on October 21. Counting of votes will be taken up on October 24
Meanwhile, three Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists were killed by security forces near Budgam in J&K
He also asked his party workers not to make personal attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray launched a scathing attack on the BJP today, asking its ally to refrain from "teaching us patriotism". "Don't teach us patriotism. The day when we need to be taught patriotism hasn't come yet," Thackeray said, addressing the annual Dussehra rally of his party at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai tonight. "An atmosphere was created that those who favour demonetisation are patriots and those who oppose it are traitors," he said, referring to the central government's decision to withdraw high-value currency notes from circulation last year. Thackeray appealed to Shiv Sena workers to refrain from launching personal attacks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as was seen during a recent Sena protest against inflation. The Sena leader also pointed to the incongruity of the BJP sharing power with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir. "In Kashmir, what ideological bond do you (BJP) share with the PDP? Why hasn't special status to Jammu & Kashmir been
Taking a swipe at the 'Modi wave' before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said, "The Sena has seen enough 'waves' in its journey"
The Sena and the BJP are allies in the governments in Maharashtra and at the Centre, but have constantly been at loggerheads over a host of issues
Though lacking the charisma and the firebrand style of his father, Uddhav has not only steadied the Sena ship but has also shown flexibility in tactics
Fadnavis was heard saying in clip, 'If somebody is challenging our existence in Palghar, we should launch a big attack and show them what the BJP'
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Thackeray remarks come two days after he met the TMC supremo at a south Mumbai hotel
Taking a dig at Modi, Thackeray said people were now forwarding a joke on social media that the prime minister 'may visit India soon', apparently referring to Modi's frequent foreign tours
Sena chief said he was perturbed over what had gone wrong though Narendra Modi was globe-trotting