Be ready to contest 2019 polls alone, Amit Shah tells Maharashtra BJP on rift with Shiv Sena
Amit Shah
Ties between the Shiv Sena and the BJP are at an all-time low with the former abstaining from a no-trust vote against the government in the Lok Sabha.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah told party workers in Mumbai to be prepared to fight 2019 Lok Sabha Assembly elections without any alliance in Maharashtra, said reports.
Shah told BJP leaders in Maharashtra that they should begin work on all 48 Lok Sabha seats.
Shah told the party's booth-level workers to prepare for an eventuality of a three-sided or even four-way contest with the BJP and the Shiv Sena fighting Lok Sabha polls separately, sources said.
"We should be prepared to fight alone in 2019," he was quoted as saying.
"You should start preparing now so that in your booths 51 per cent voters vote for BJP," Shah added, according to the source.
On Friday, the no-confidence motion against the Modi government was defeated by a margin of 325-126. The no-trust motion moved by former BJP ally TDP saw Shiv Sena abstaining from voting.
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Shah, who was on a day's visit to Mumbai, addressed party meetings and shared a 23-point plan with the party workers to prepare in advance to go it alone.
According to reports, upset over Shiv Sena’s praise of Rahul Gandhi’s speech, Shah has asked party workers to prepare to contest 2019 on their own strength
However, he also said that party leadership would take the decision on an alliance with the Shiv Sena.
(With inputs from Agencies)