Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah on Sunday met Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray at the latter's residence in Mumbai's suburban Bandra.

Shah, along with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, visited Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' and held a close-door meeting, which lasted for nearly 75 minutes.

However, state BJP chief Raosaheb Danve who accompanied Shah, was not included in the discussions. Last month, Danve had stoked a controversy when he said farmers continue to complain despite the state government doling out sops to bail out tur growers.

Sources said that Uddhav Thackeray refused Shah's proposal that Sena should also support the name which would be decided after talking to all NDA alliance partners and Sena should also agree to the name finalised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Thackeray insisted that first BJP should declare its name for the post of president and only then Sena would make public its stand.

Uddhav Thackeray also insisted that Sena was firm on its backing to name of RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat for the post of President. He also made it clear that if BJP was not willing to yield for Bhawat's name, Sena would back scientist M S Swaminathan who is father of Green Revolution as Presidential candidate of NDA.

Meanwhile , Shiv Sena also raised the concern about implementation of complete loan waiver for the farmers in the state. He also pressed for the immediate permission for the district cooperative banks to operate so that farmers can get a relief.

Shah pointed out that old currency notes of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 have been deposited at these banks in big numbers and that is the reason Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has already told that DCC's would not be allowed for the same.

Shah however believed to have made it clear that demonetisation was a process and slowly on the lines of post offices these banks would also become functional.

Sena raised all the concerns that including implementation of loan waiver and Shah also made it clear that state Government would fulfill its promise to farmers.

On Saturday, asked about Fadnavis' remark that the BJP was prepared for snap Assembly election, in an apparent reference to continued strain in ties with the Shiv Sena, Shah said, "What he meant was that if mid-term polls are forced on us, we are ready to fight."

On the recent farm loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government, Shah had said through it the state was offering relief to the farmers. "The burden of loan waiver will be on the government and not banks," he had said.