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The comments came just a day after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut called for expansion of the Congress-led bloc saying that the opposition should unite against the “dictatorial attitude” of the Centre and provide a “formidable alternative” to the Narendra Modi government.

Senior Congress leader Ashok Chavan on Sunday said that the Shiv Sena is not part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) as the tie-up between the Congress and the Shiv Sena is only limited to Maharashtra.

“Shiv Sena is yet to turn into a piece of the UPA. Our coalition with the Sena in Maharashtra depends on a Common Minimum Program (CMP) and restricted to Maharashtra,” he said.

The remarks by the state PWD serve came only a day after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut called for an extension of the Congress-drove coalition saying that the resistance ought to join against the “domineering disposition” of the Center and give a “considerable other option” to the Narendra Modi government. Raut had additionally refreshing Sonia Gandhi and said that she viably drove the UPA every one of these years with numerous partners in the overlay. Reacting to a question on a theory that NCP boss Sharad Pawar may head the UPA, Raut said there was no shortage of pioneers in the nation.

“What is significant is the help of individuals. Aside from Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar has upheld from a cross-segment of individuals,” he said.

Chavan reacted to this remark and said that it was not appropriate for the Uddhav Thackeray-drove gathering to remark on the UPA administration.

“Sharad Pawar himself has denied the hypothesis that he will be the following executive of the UPA. UPA partners trust the authority of Sonia Gandhi. So there is no compelling reason to talk about the issue,” Chavan said.

The Shiv Sena heads the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra, of which the NCP and the Congress are constituents.