New Delhi: Amid hurt ties between Bharatiya Janta Party and its partner Shiv Sena, with the latter taking consistent cracks at the former, Sena has a now put forth new conditions for maintaining the coalition; which is very significant to BJP keeping the upcoming 2019 General Elections in consideration.

The political talks pertaining to the coalition are taking place between Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis. Two leaders are close to Thackeray and Fadnavis are also a part of these deliberations; and the Sena's head has extended a list of ‘conditions’ in front of BJP, as reports suggested.

Sena Chief wants that the formula which was followed in 2014 should be kept on in 2019 as well, where BJP will contest elections on 27 seats and Sena on 21 Lok Sabha seats. This can only be happen if BJP accepts Sena as superior in the state and lets Sena leader as a Chief Ministerial candidate.

As per sources, Sena Chief has also stated that he is also ready to contest the elections with half of the 288 Maharashtra assembly seats, which would be 144 seats each; but the Chief Minister should be as of Shiv Sena only. Shiv Sena has also demanded that assembly polls should be held along with Lok Sabha polls.