A day after BJP formally commenced talks with estranged ally Shiv Sena on the its participation in Fadvanis Government, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Saturday visited Sena president Uddhav Thackeray’s residence.
“I will try to meet BJP president Amit Shah after returning to Delhi. I will also speak to Narendra Modi and Nitin Gadkari.“I will explain to them that if we take along Sena with us, it will ensure a stable Government in Maharashtra and will also be a good thing for Hindutva,” Swamy told reporters.
“Uddhav is an old friend. I know him since the time he was a small boy,” Swamy said about his meeting with the Sena leader. “BJP has to take Sena along. Or else, why is there a Sena Minister in the Union Government,” he said. However, BJP was quick to brush the visit as one in the former Union Minister’s individual capacity.
