"Need Strong Government, But Not Of Any One Party": Uddhav Thackeray

Speaking at his party's annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, Uddhav Thackeray said when the "chair" (of ruler) is unstable, the country becomes strong.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said the country needs a strong government but not of "one party with brute majority", and batted for a coalition rule.

Speaking at his party's annual Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in central Mumbai, he said when the "chair" (of ruler) is unstable, the country becomes strong.

Mr Thackeray, who is part of the Opposition's INDIA bloc, advocated a "mili-juli sarkar' (coalition government) which can take everyone along, and cited the examples of governments under Manmohan Singh, P V Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.