Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said that he met Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday, 14 February, to discuss the alliance with BJP. The CM added that an announcement will be made soon.
Fadnavis said that there were some some farmers’ issues that were raised by Shiv Sena and they will be resolved soon. He also said that political discussions were limited due to the Pulwama attack that killed at least 37 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir.
On Thursday, the Shiv Sena indicated that if the BJP does not take any decision on the alliance before Friday, 15 February, it will announce the names of the candidates for the upcoming elections.
After Sena's ultimatum, Fadnavis himself went to meet Thackeray at Matoshri.