MUMBAI: In a bid to isolate the BJP on the floor of the state legislature on the issue of Vidarbha statehood, Shiv Sena has sought the Congress ’s support, it is learnt. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray discussed the matter with leader of the opposition Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil (Congress) over the phone on Tuesday, sources said.On the other hand, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear in the legislative assembly that there was no proposal for granting Vidarbha separate statehood before his government. Earlier in the day, Thackeray summoned Sena ministers to Matoshree to fine-tune the party’s strategy on the imbroglio. The Vidarbha controversy has cast a shadow on the state legislature’s monsoon session.The Sena is keen on moving a resolution in the Vidhan Sabha reiterating the committment of the House to a unified Maharashtra, which is the Sena’s ideological plank. The legislative device is the Sena’s astute move to pin down the BJP, which favours smaller states, said analysts.The BJP game plan is to turn the tables on the Sena, sources said. “We will make it clear to the people of Maharashtra that the Sena joined the Fadnavis government despite knowing that we favour smaller states,” said a state BJP functionary.“If the Sena feels so strongly about Vidarbha, then it should walk out of the government. They enjoy the fruits of power and they also want to play the opposition’s role,” he added. tnn