Patil also suggested that differences between the alliance partners - BJP and Shiv Sena's Shinde faction - could be the reason for the delay in portfolio allotments.
One of Uddhav Thackeray s close aides and senior Shiv Sena leader Arjun Khotkar will be joining Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde s rebel group soon, BJP s Raosaheb Patil Danve said on Tuesday.