Sources in the Sena said the party initially wanted to put the BJP on the mat on the Vidarbha issue. “We held two rounds of meetings with Sena ministers and leaders on the Vidarbha issue as we wanted to move the resolution in the Assembly. With our opposition to Vidarbha so clear, them raising the issue is like challenging us,” said a Sena leader. Read: Vidarbha rocks Assembly again as Sena corners CMWorried about such an eventuality, Fadnavis and the BJP moved quickly and spoke to Thackeray to diffuse the situation. If Sena refuses to, it will get exposed on the issue, Congress leaders said.

Source: Hindustan Times August 02, 2016 20:15 UTC