Uddhav Thackeray's Assurance After Row Over Sanjay Raut's Remark

Uddhav Thackeray's remarks are seen as a snub to Sanjay Raut whose "23 seats for Shiv Sena" statement ruffled many feathers in Congress, an ally in the Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Amid a row over Sanjay Raut's remarks that Shiv Sena (UBT) would contest 23 of the 48 seats in upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra, party chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he won't do anything that would hurt the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.

His remarks are seen as a snub to Raut whose "23 seats for Shiv Sena" statement ruffled many feathers in Congress, an ally in the Maha Vikas Aghadi.

Talking to reporters here, Thackeray said the ticket distribution will take place smoothly and that he has spoken to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi.