In an indication of a stormy situation post the October 21 polls, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray has insisted that the chief minister would be from his party as they would winning the maximum seats of the 124 it shared in a pre-poll pact with the BJP. "The number 124 may appear small in the lifetime of Shiv Sena but that itself should be the beginning of the highest number of MLAs the party has ever had," he said in the first part of interview with party mouthpiece Saamna's editor and party MP, Sanjay Raut, on Monday. The interview is seen as a booster ahead of the Sena's annual Dussehra Rally at Shivaji Park on Tuesday.

Upset that the BJP did not live up to the promise of sharing 50% seats, Thackeray said, "Maharashtra isn't Dhrutrashtra [a blind state]. I have shown understanding [when I was requested to consider the BJP's problem of plenty]. An equitable distribution of responsibility and power was the very basis of us holding a press conference at Blue See [where the Lok Sabha alliance was declared]. The 8-10 days after the Assembly results will make people understand what equitable distribution is all about," he said, suggesting that the Sena would not take things lying down when it has a significant strength elected.