Uddhav had recently welcomed Modi's elevation as prime ministerial candidate of the BJP, saying that after ‘samudra manthan' (ocean churning), the nectar had emerged.
“Under the present circumstances, if the Congress could be defeated and Hindutva could be promoted, with the country's reins going in the hands of Modi, the Shiv Sena would wholeheartedly welcome it,” Uddhav had said.