Just when the BJP thought it had settled matters between itself and its miffed ally Shiv Sena, an editorial appeared in the latter’s mouthpiece Saamana, expressing doubts over the formers’ promises to keep the alliance alive.

Two days after Shiv Sena chief was assured by visits from BJP’s state chief Devendra Fadnavis and general secretary Rajiv Pratap Rudy, and a phone call from PM candidate Narendra Modi, an editorial in Saamana raised questions whether the Sena could trust the BJP’s promise that it won’t cosy up to archrival Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).