Many people compare the agitation of MNS with Shiv Sena because of the mode of agitation. But the main difference is that while Shiv Sena launched an agitation for the poor Marathi unemployed youth, the agitation of MNS is directed against the 'goondaism' of North Indians.
To prevent division of Hindu votes, Balasaheb decided that Shiv Sena will take care of Maharashtra and BJP can take care of whole country. But things have changed now.
People have seen the Shiv Sena and the BJP for the past 30 years. For 25 years, we stood united, there was confusion for five years. But like Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, I still provided guidance to government from time to time.
The Shiv Sena will fight alone and win.
The Shiv Sena is the only voice of the people of Maharashtra.
All the issues the Shiv Sena took up were for the people.
The Shiv Sena manifesto had promised concession in power bills. It was a poll promise which will be fulfilled.
Shiv Sena is interested only in Marathi votes and not the Marathi manoos.
The BJP's central leadership needs to recast the party structure where you openly speak of Hindutva and Indianness.
The Congress needs to consolidate its secular credentials. Its soft Hindutva approach would only help the BJP.
Although BJP and Congress are two sides of same coin, BJP is far more communal. Since BJP came to power, there is an atmosphere of hatred, and there is a takeover of the democratic institutions.
My ideology is the same as that of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which doesn't believe in a vote bank politics. It's a vision for better India.
I am still with the ideology of Hindutva which cannot be separated from me.
The BJP brand of Hindutva was originally rooted in middle-class disenchantment with secular hypocrisies; Modi's version is defined simply by hard-edged hatred.
I am finding out how parties with different ideologies forged alliances with the BJP. I want to question BJP on ideology - how they came together with Nitish Kumar, Paswan, PDP and Naidu.
Shiv Sena is taking on the government for people's issues and not for self- interest. We will continue to fight with the government on the issues concerning common people.