Didn’t seek Cabinet berth or indulge in blackmail, says Uddhav Thackeray

Thackeray also downplayed his skipping the swearing-in ceremony, where CM Devendra Fadnavis inducted 10 new faces in the ministry and elevated BJP's Ram Shinde to Cabinet rank, leaving the bickering ally Sena to settle for two additional MoS.

“There is no need to think of any weird reason as to why I did not go for the (oath taking) ceremony. What needs to be remembered is that when the Sena joined the government, we had made a particular formula. According to that, we have got the two MoS berths. That was the assurance given to us then (by the BJP) which was fulfilled,” Thackeray said.