"We gave the Shiv Sena an ultimatum to contest 147 seats, and we decided to contest 127 seats, even as we believed would win more than 200 seats. The Shiv Sena would have the chief minister's post ...

We then issued an ultimatum to Shiv Sena: if they were willing to contest 147 seats, we would stand with them. Together, we could win over 200 seats, ensuring that their leader would be the Chief ...

If they did not trust Eknath Shinde, then why was he made the urban development minister and put in charge of winning the election?" asked Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP Naresh Mhaske. State social ...