India, April 21 -- A day after talking about a possible patch-up between the warring cousins, MNS leader Sandeep Deshpande said that coming together did not always imply an electoral alliance.

"Coming together for Maharashtra does not mean it is only for elections. Marathis can also come together for issues of interest to Maharashtra. Just like Tamil parties had come together on the Cauvery issue in Tamil Nadu, what is the problem with Marathi parties coming together? Alliance for elections is a narrow-minded idea," Deshpande posted on X.

The genesis of the alliance idea was on Saturday when MNS chief Raj Thackeray and the Shiv Sena (UBT) said in separate statements that they were willing to come together in the interest of Maharashtra ...