Had BJP respected pre-2019 polls decision, its workers wouldn't have required to carry 'carpets' of others: Uddhav

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on July 9 said had the BJP respected the “decision” taken before the 2019 Maharashtra polls the BJP workers would not have required to carry “carpets” of other parties now

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on July 9 said had the BJP respected the "decision" taken before the 2019 Maharashtra polls on sharing of the Chief Ministerial post, the BJP workers would not have required to carry "carpets" of other parties now.

Addressing a press conference in Yavatmal during his tour of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, Mr. Thackeray reiterated his claim that sharing of the Chief Ministerial post was "decided" between him and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah before the 2019 State Assembly elections.

Mr. Thackeray also said he is waiting to see how the BJP handles its new "riff-raffs", a week after Ajit Pawar led a split in the Nationalist Congress Party and along with eight other NCP MLAs joined the Eknath Shinde-BJP government in Maharashtra.

The former State Chief Minister also said he would raise the issues concerning farmers during his Vidarbha tour.

After the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls, Mr. Thackeray snapped ties with long-term ally Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issue of sharing the Chief Ministerial post.

He then formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, comprising the Shiv Sena (then undivided), NCP and Congress.

A revolt led by Mr. Shinde resulted in the collapse of the MVA government in June 2022 and a split in the Shiv Sena. Shinde later became the CM with the BJP's support.