BJP doesn't hold Hindutva patent, Bal Thackeray led saffron agenda: Uddhav

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said the BJP doesnt hold patent on Hindutva and claimed that the late Sena supremo Bal Thackeray had showed BJP that the combination of saffron and Hindutva will help in achieving power in CentreThackeray also said Sena has always been committed to the bhagva saffron and Hindutva unlike BJP which had different names like Bharatiya Jan Sangh and Jan Sangh which propagated different ideologiesJoining virtually the campaign for Maha Vikas Aghadis MVA candidate Jayashree Jadhav who belongs to Congress for the April 12 bypoll from the KolhapurNorth seat Thackeray also blamed BJP for the defeat of the Shiv Sena nominee from the constituency in the 2019 polls despite the alliance between the two parties at that timeHe wondered if BJP had had a hidden alliance with Congress in this constituency in the 2019 pollsThe BJP doesnt have the patent for Hindutva I wonder had Lord Ram not been born what issue the BJP would have raised in politics Since BJP is bereft of issues it is talking about religion and spreading hatred Thackeray saidThackeray said it was his father Bal Thackeray who had shown them BJP that saffron and Hindutva will lead them on the road to DelhiSpeaking on the Kolhapur North bypoll Thackeray said that votes of Congress increased in the 2019 polls in Kolhapur North compared to the 2014 elections which resulted in the defeat of Shiv Senas nominee despite the alliance with the BJPWhere did the BJPs votes go in 2019 Did you BJP have a hidden alliance with Congress at that time Thackeray askedThackeray also said that if the BJP claims to respect Bal Thackeray then why is that party opposing the proposal to name the upcoming Navi Mumbai international airport after the late Sena founderWhy has the BJP gone back on its word and commitment given by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Balasahebs room which I consider a temple Thackeray asked in an apparent reference to his claim that BJP had promised the CMs post to Sena in the 2019 pollsThe issue of sharing the chief ministers post after the state elections in 2019 led to the break up between the Sena and the BJPThe BJP and Shah had rejected Thackerays claims regarding the purported promise on the CMs postThackeray whose party heads the Maha Vikas Aghadi government which includes NCP and Congress also said that the MVA alliance experiment is successfulThis is the reason that Sena didnt stake the claim for the Kolhapur North seat he saidThackeray said MVA partners discussed in a recent meeting if they are falling shortWe realised that it is not the governance and administration we are lacking but we are falling short in spreading lies he said in a dig at BJPThackeray said that votes of Congress increased in the 2019 polls in Kolhapur North compared to the 2014 elections which resulted in the defeat of Shiv Senas nominee despite the alliance with the BJP at that timeThe BJP had severed ties with Sena in the 2014 elections In that election the Sena candidate won 69736 votes in the Kolhapur North assembly segment while the BJP secured 40104 votes Congress polled 47315 votesFor 2019 polls Shiv Sena and BJP joined hands once again but the Sena nominee bagged 75854 votes a meagre rise of 50006000 votes The Congress candidate secured 91000 votes I want to ask where did BJPs 40000 votes go Who will clarify if these votes were transferred to Congress Shiv Sena plays its politics openly and is not a backstabber the Sena chief saidIn the 2019 assembly elections Congress candidate Chandrakant Jadhav defeated then Shiv Sena MLA Rajesh Kshirsagar to win the Kolhapur North segmentJadhavs death necessitated the April 12 byelectionMVA candidate Jayashree Jadhav wife of the late Jadhav will face BJPs Satyajit Kadam in the upcoming bypollThe contest is seen as the first direct faceoff between Congress and BJP after the Sena decided to not stake a claim for the Kolhapur North constituencyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever