India, Feb. 10 -- Following the defeat of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi assembly polls, the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Sunday expressed concern over members of Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) fighting elections against each other, saying it was only making the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stronger.

"The message of Delhi election is loud and clear - that we need to unite against the BJP," said Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut. Had the Congress and the AAP - both are part of the INDIA coalition but chose to contest the polls separately - fought together, they could have defeated the BJP, he noted.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has close ties with the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP, with Thackeray and Kejriwal s...