The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) on Tuesday said that Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief, Raj Thackeray meeting Union Minister Amit Shah was not surprising as there already were indications that the two parties could ally.

Raj Thackeray has been under the scanner of central agencies and he has been trying to save his party, NCP (SP) spokesperson Clyde Crasto claimed, reported PTI. The fortunes of Thackeray's MNS have been dwindling and the meeting Amit Shah could salvage him and protect his party, the leader of the Sharad Pawar-led NCP further claimed, the report added.