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Uddhav Thackeray hints at ditching BJP-led Maharashtra govt

However, CM Fadnavis says no threat to state government, it will last full tenure

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis (right) and Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray (File Photo)

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Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis (R) and Shiv Sena Executive President Uddhav Thackeray paying tributes to Shiv Sena supremo late Balasaheb Thackeray on his 90th birth anniversary in Mumbai

Sanjay Jog Mumbai

Last Updated : Feb 07 2017 | 7:09 PM IST

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday indicated that his party may walk out of the government in Maharashtra due to strong differences with BJP. "There are matbhed and manbhed too (disagreement)," Uddhav said but declined to divulge further details. Uddhav's comment comes a day after party spokesman Sanjay Raut at an election rally said that the state government is on notice period and that after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, Shiv Sena may withdraw support.

Uddhav went on to add that the BJP broke its alliance with the Shiv Sena in the 2014 state assembly polls and now

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