The BJP and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) extended their talks on Thursday for a pre-poll arrangement between them. The meeting came after MNS president Raj Thackeray’s closed-door interaction with BJP’s top leader Amit Shah in New Delhi.

Raj was invited to the national capital early this week, giving rise to speculations that the MNS would be included in the NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Insiders said the BJP is not willing to part with the number of Lok Sabha seats the MNS has demanded. Another round of talks is likely to happen soon between the state leadership and Raj, but both parties are not in a hurry because the voting in the MNS’s area of interest will be held almost two months later.