The talks did not go further because of “ego” issues, Kesarkar later said.
All through the talks, he kept Shinde, then a member of the Thackeray cabinet, updated about developments, Kesarkar said.
The spokesperson of the rebel Sena camp said Shinde met Thackeray multiple times to convince him to revive ties with the BJP.
Reacting to Kesarkar’s claims, Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande, a member of the Thackeray camp, said “He is revealing something new every day. He has been making self-contradictory statements and sounds confused.”
