of abandoning Hindutva. Thackeray had also asked whether the BJP's alliance with regional outfits Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Janata Dal (United) was organic.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) president then dubbed BJP's Hindutva as "regressive" and described the one professed by his party as "progressive".Launching an attack on Thackeray's faction, Shinde had also claimed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) won some seats in the Lok Sabha polls because of Congress’ vote bank. "Shiv Sena UBT has won only on Congress' vote bank.
They are not following the ideology of Balasaheb Thackeray...," Shinde said.He also said that the Shiv Sena needs to strengthen Mahayuti in Maharashtra for the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections. "I assure you all that we will win more seats in upcoming elections," he added.Milestone Alert!
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