Pawar would often threaten the Congress that if it makes things difficult, he will leave the Congress at the Centre and Maharashtra and will help the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra and the BJP in forming their governments. But the minute both brothers Uddhav and Raj patched up and a political alliance of sorts between the two could be seen, Shiv Sena issue a statement saying, “There has been a coalition with MNS and both parties will contest the next elections together.” Now Pawar’s carrot and stick had both been taken away.