The Sena chief said that he would leave the decision on a tie-up for the elections to the judgement of the Sainiks but "I will not tolerate any 'twisted' alliance deal." On 50 years of the party's journey, Uddhav said, "25 years of it went in stitching alliance with the BJP. Clarifying that he was not criticising for the sake of it, Uddhav said he had praised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for his leadership. However, referring to the rising prices of Dal, the Sena chief asked the Chief Minister to do something to at least bring some relief to common man if not 'Achche Din' (better days). Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said he does not desire to snap ties with BJP for elections to Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) and 9 other civic bodies but would not settle for a "twisted" deal.

Source: dna June 19, 2016 19:30 UTC