NCP president Sharad Pawar has dared Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray to withdraw from the BJP-led government in Maharashtra and predicted snap polls in the state if Sena 'shows self-respect'.

"There was self-respect (in Shiv Sena) when Balasaheb Thackeray was there. I don't know what is the situation today," Pawar told reporters in coastal Sindhudurg on Friday. "If that self-respect is awakened, then maybe (snap) polls may come soon (in Maharashtra)," Pawar said.