Why did Raj Thackeray support NDA? Make disclosure, CM Shinde became happy, said- Come welcome

Election 2024: Regarding the Lok Sabha elections, the Maha Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra on Tuesday finalized the seat-sharing and announced who will contest from where. At the same time, the Mahayuti alliance has not yet finalized the entire seats. Now the NDA, which is struggling with seat sharing, got strength when Raj Thackeray made a big announcement on Tuesday, Raj Thackeray has said to give his "unconditional" support to the NDA alliance in Maharashtra, which CM Shinde and Deputy CM Fadnavis agreed to. Have welcomed.

I both supported and opposed PM Modi.

Addressing Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Tuesday on the occasion of Gudi Padwa, Raj Thackeray also revealed about his meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah last month, which Thackeray claimed was the first in the country to Who had said that Narendra Modi should become the Prime Minister. He also said that I had opposed him when necessary. He said, "After 2014, I felt that what I had heard in Narendra Modi's speeches was not being fulfilled, so I opposed him, but when he did something good, I welcomed it."

Raj Thackeray said he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections and has decided to unconditionally support the Mahayuti, an alliance of the BJP, Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the NCP's Ajit Pawar faction. Raj Thackeray said, "I have no expectations. When there is a need for a strong leadership in the country, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena will unconditionally support BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP and this is only for Narendra Modi."

What was wrong in meeting the Home Minister?

Revealing about his meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Raj Thackeray said, "What was wrong in my meeting the Home Minister? CM Eknath Shinde had told me that we should come together." Devendra Fadnavis also said the same. I had said this and that is why I met Amit Shah."

Taking a dig at his cousin Uddhav Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Sanjay Raut, Thackeray said, "I did not criticize because I was not offered the chief minister's post. They (Uddhav Thackeray and Raut) are now in their Speaking against (PM Modi), when I was saying this (in 2019) why didn't you resign? Why are you doing this now because you were removed from power and your party broke?"

Shinde and Fadnavis said- welcome

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis thanked Thackeray for his support. CM Shinde said- You are welcome. "I welcome him wholeheartedly. Raj Thackeray has supported Mahayuti, supported the PM. PM Modi has brought development in the country and taken the country forward," news agency PTI quoted Shinde as saying.

At the same time, Devendra Fadnavis posted in Marathi on I am very grateful to MNS chief Raj Thackeray ji for doing this. Let us all be determined to fulfill the hopes and aspirations of the people."