Shiv Sena-BJP alliance announcement in 2 days: Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena and BJP will contest next month's Maharashtra Assembly elections jointly and an anuncement on seat-sharing formula will be me in next two days, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Friday.

Talking to reporters after a meeting with senior party leers ahe of elections slated next month, Thackeray said "formula" was decided during Lok Sabha elections, where two parties h a pre-poll alliance.

"It was media which spre reports that both parties will contest 135 seats each," Thackeray said.

Ahe of meeting, Sena secretary Anil Desai h said alliance would be anunced on or before BJP chief Amit Shah's Mumbai visit on September 22.

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On reports that Sena will contest 126 seats and BJP 162 of total 288 seats in Assembly, Desai h declined to comment on figures, ding seat sharing will be as decided by Thackeray and Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis.

Diwakar Raote, senior Shiv Sena leer and minister in Maharashtra government h recently said alliance will break if Sena doesn't get to contest 50 per cent of seats.

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A few days later Sena leer Sanjay Raut h said, "BJP will have to respect 50-50 formula that was decided in presence of Shah and Fnavis."

BJP and Shiv Sena contested 2014 state Assembly elections separately after y failed to arrive at a seat-sharing formula.

After BJP formed government in October 2014, Sena joined ministry same year. 

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