After viral ‘letter by Sena MLA’, BJP’s Patil: Will consider alliance with Shiv Sena provided that Uddhav considers it

After a letter looking for an alliance with BJP, which was purportedly written by Shiv Sena chief and MLA Pratap Sarnaik, went viral on Sunday, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil stated the management of the saffron social gathering will give the matter a thought provided that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray considers it.
“Pratap Sarnaik is a Shiv Sena leader and an MLA. He has written a letter to his party chief, calling for an alliance with BJP. The BJP leadership will consider the matter if Uddhav Thackeray also thinks along the same lines,” stated Patil after an occasion in Pune.
Patil stated if they are saying something constructive (in regards to the alliance), Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana ridicules them. “It says we are desperate for power,” he stated.

He added that Sarnaik has solely proposed what BJP has been saying for 18 months now. “This is an unscientific alliance (Sena, Congress and NCP). All his life, Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray fought Congress and NCP, and now Sena has struck an alliance with the same parties,” he stated.

In his letter despatched to Uddhav, Sarnaik has urged him to affix palms with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Claiming that Congress and NCP try to weaken the Shiv Sena, the letter additionally states that “trouble for leaders like Anil Parab and Ravindra Waykar will come to end” if the Sena ties up with BJP.
The letter additionally claims that regardless of the chief minister coming from Shiv Sena, Congress and “NCP MLAs are getting priority” of their targets.
Pravin Darekar, who’s the opposition chief within the state council, stated, “Not just Sarnaik, there are several Sena leaders who are upset with the three-party alliance. In private, they speak their heart out. This is the first letter…there will be many more such letters from disgruntled Sena leaders.”
Another BJP chief Kirit Somaiya, nevertheless, stated, “Sarnaik is involved in corruption and is afraid that he will go to jail. To avoid that, he has written this letter.”
Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut stated, “The important part of the letter is that it highlights the fact that leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi are being unnecessarily harassed. This will have to be studied.”

MPCC chief Nana Patole stated, “Sarnai’s letter is the Shiv Sena’s internal matter. The Congress does not comment on such things.”
He additionally stated that the Congress will contest native self-body polls by itself however will help the Uddhav-led authorities for its full time period of 5 years.