Earlier Tuesday, in an attempt to defuse the crisis, senior BJP leaders, including Singh and Modi, spoke to Uddhav and reassured him about continuing the alliance with Shiv Sena.
The Shiv Sena has toughened its stance vis-a-vis the BJP after Gadkari openly wooed Raj and sought his support for the BJP and Modi, and asked him not to contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Raj played his cards deftly by supporting Modi and putting up Lok Sabha candidates against only Shiv Sena nominees, except in Pune.
An embarrassed BJP, though welcoming MNS support to Modi, urged Raj to extend support to the "Grand Alliance" and NDA candidates.
BJP attempts to mollify ally Shiv Sena
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday attempted to mollify its oldest ally Shiv Sena, following a political crisis triggered by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) decision to support Narendra Modi as prime minister.BJP general secretary
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