Ashok Chavan Spills the Beans Over Shiv Sena-Congress Alliance

  • Senior Congress leader, Ashok Chavan has admitted that party president Sonia Gandhi was not ready to ally with Shiv Sena. 
  • Chavan further added that the state party leadership had to impress upon the party president to agree to join the govt in Maharashtra.
  • "Sonia Gandhi even asked us to take it in writing from the Sena that it would work within the constitutional framework,” he said.
  • Chavan also marked that if the alliance violates the constitutional framework, the Congress will walk out of the govt. 
  • Chavan said that CM Uddhav Thackeray has assured the party that it will follow the principle of secular governance.
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