<p>Breaking his silence over the Shiv Sena-BJP split in Maharashtra, veteran BJP leader L K Advani today said he would have been happy if the alliance had continued.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I would have been happier, if this (alliance) would not have been broken. But, this is also right that people from our party were saying that the seat-sharing formula was not proper and we (BJP) should get more seats," Advani told reporters here.<br /><br />"When I was informed about this (alliance break-up), as (Sena chief ) Uddhav Thackeray called me up and told me, then I talked to Gadkariji and he (Nitin Gadkari) told me that he was dealing with the issue," he said.<br /><br />Advani also said that he was not involved in the BJP and Sena's seat-sharing talks.<br />"I do not know much about this matter as I did not get involved in it," he said.<br /><br />Advani was in the city to take part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. The veteran leader also wielded broom in Vastrapur lake area here.<br /><br />The 25-year-long Shiv Sena-BJP alliance ended last month over the seat-sharing issue for the Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled to be held on October 15. <br /></p>
<p>Breaking his silence over the Shiv Sena-BJP split in Maharashtra, veteran BJP leader L K Advani today said he would have been happy if the alliance had continued.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I would have been happier, if this (alliance) would not have been broken. But, this is also right that people from our party were saying that the seat-sharing formula was not proper and we (BJP) should get more seats," Advani told reporters here.<br /><br />"When I was informed about this (alliance break-up), as (Sena chief ) Uddhav Thackeray called me up and told me, then I talked to Gadkariji and he (Nitin Gadkari) told me that he was dealing with the issue," he said.<br /><br />Advani also said that he was not involved in the BJP and Sena's seat-sharing talks.<br />"I do not know much about this matter as I did not get involved in it," he said.<br /><br />Advani was in the city to take part in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'. The veteran leader also wielded broom in Vastrapur lake area here.<br /><br />The 25-year-long Shiv Sena-BJP alliance ended last month over the seat-sharing issue for the Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled to be held on October 15. <br /></p>