He expected the BJP to concede to his demand. "That's a promise given to my father and I will fulfill it."

He said he agreed to the alliance as he wanted power so that the Sainiks, who could not get anything in the 164 constituencies where the party would not be contesting, could be rewarded. "One also has to lose to gain something," he said.

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He said his son Aaditya wasn't a novice in politics. "He has learned from his grandfather since childhood. He would observe aajja's [grandfather] deliberations with visitors. He started accompanying us to the public rallies outside Mumbai when he was barely six years old. He has seen rural Maharashtra, and the response he got in the yatra is testimony to his popularity."

But Uddhav said it was premature to say Aaditya would be the CM on his debut. "He has just entered active politics and it shouldn't be presumed that he will become the CM or DyCM immediately. He likes Parliamentary/legislative work and he has been observing it from the galleries for many years, especially when an important bill or discussion came up for debate. The field of politics is not a bad one at all. I desire that youngsters — both boys and girls — take up politics. I sincerely feel that it's time youngsters ran the country's affairs."

But, does that mean Uddhav will take a backseat? "I will not rest till the promise [of a Sena CM] is fulfilled. I will neither go farming or take retirement from politics before that."

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