The BJP had hoped to take power on its own in Maharashtra, one of the country’s biggest states, for the first time after ending its 25-year-old alliance with the Sena. Mumbai: The BJP on Sunday indicated it was ready to reach out to its estranged ally Shiv Sena as it led in about 120 seats but seemed to be falling short of a majority in the Maharashtra assembly. Shortly after asserting that his party would win a majority in the 288-member house, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis sounded conciliatory vis-a-vis the Sena, which the BJP dumped ahead of the Oct 15 election....
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