MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena would contest round 60 seats towards its alliance spouse, the BJP, within the subsequent month's Assembly polls in Karnataka, birthday celebration MP Sanjay Raut mentioned right here nowadays.
Earlier, the Sena had fielded applicants towards the BJP within the elections held in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat remaining yr.
"Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had already announced that our party is going to contest elections independently and as a part of it, we have decided to go solo in Karnataka as well. We will contest around 50-60 seats but will support the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES), which represents the Marathi people living in disputed areas between Maharashtra and Karnataka," he advised journalists.
In a birthday celebration answer, Thackeray had announced that Sena would contest the 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections on its own.
The Sena, the oldest member of the NDA, shares power with the BJP within the Union and Maharashtra governments.
Maharashtra has been difficult turning in of Belgaum, Karvar and round 800 villages and hamlets lately in Karnataka, claiming that they're dominated via Marathi-speaking other people.
The issue, festering since 1960 when the Centre adopted Linguistic Policy for formation of states, is pending sooner than the Supreme Court.
Raut additionally appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to not marketing campaign for the BJP within the disputed spaces in Karnataka.
"In every speech given by Maharashtra governor, the state government mentioned resolving the issue with Karnataka. If Fadnavis campaigns in this disputed area for the BJP, it would send a wrong message in Maharashtra as this act would be perceived contradictory to the official stance of the state government on the pending issue," he mentioned.
Raut had just lately demanded Belgaum and different border spaces be declared a Union Territory. However, his comments did not pass down well with a bit of people who filed a police criticism towards him.
Referring to the controversy, the Rajya Sabha MP mentioned, "I was talking in the interest of 20 lakh Marathi people who reside there".
Appealing political parties from Maharashtra to press for answer of the Belgaum issue, the Sena chief mentioned he used to be no longer bothered about a police case towards him.
Earlier, the Sena had fielded applicants towards the BJP within the elections held in Goa, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat remaining yr.
"Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had already announced that our party is going to contest elections independently and as a part of it, we have decided to go solo in Karnataka as well. We will contest around 50-60 seats but will support the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES), which represents the Marathi people living in disputed areas between Maharashtra and Karnataka," he advised journalists.
In a birthday celebration answer, Thackeray had announced that Sena would contest the 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections on its own.
The Sena, the oldest member of the NDA, shares power with the BJP within the Union and Maharashtra governments.
Maharashtra has been difficult turning in of Belgaum, Karvar and round 800 villages and hamlets lately in Karnataka, claiming that they're dominated via Marathi-speaking other people.
The issue, festering since 1960 when the Centre adopted Linguistic Policy for formation of states, is pending sooner than the Supreme Court.
Raut additionally appealed to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to not marketing campaign for the BJP within the disputed spaces in Karnataka.
"In every speech given by Maharashtra governor, the state government mentioned resolving the issue with Karnataka. If Fadnavis campaigns in this disputed area for the BJP, it would send a wrong message in Maharashtra as this act would be perceived contradictory to the official stance of the state government on the pending issue," he mentioned.
Raut had just lately demanded Belgaum and different border spaces be declared a Union Territory. However, his comments did not pass down well with a bit of people who filed a police criticism towards him.
Referring to the controversy, the Rajya Sabha MP mentioned, "I was talking in the interest of 20 lakh Marathi people who reside there".
Appealing political parties from Maharashtra to press for answer of the Belgaum issue, the Sena chief mentioned he used to be no longer bothered about a police case towards him.
BJP ally Shiv Sena to go solo in Karnataka polls
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