Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil endorses the statement made by both Fadnavis and Raut. “Of course, we are not enemies but that doesn’t mean we are coming together to form the government in Maharashtra,” he tells Outlook. According to him, there are several leaders within the Shiv Sena who think that their party should get back with the BJP. In view of the uncertainties of politics, especially Maharashtra politics, Patil does not completely rule out the possibility of the two old allies coming together again. “If Thackeray wants, maybe the BJP leadership can consider it,” he adds.