<div>BJP President Amit Shah has instructed Maharashtra unit of the party to start preparing for the general elections on their own without depending on the party ally Shiv Sena. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He said that the decision regarding alliance with Shiv Sena will be taken at a higher forum but the state level party should go ahead for preparations for ensuing elections. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>Participating in a booth level workers Vistarak meeting yesterday, Mr Shah insisted that each booth should have a formation of 25 youth for ensuring good turnout of party voters. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>A core group of Union and State Ministers from Maharashtra has been formed for preparing the party for the elections.</div>''<div></div>''<div>Mr Shah also met Lata Mangeshkar at her home in Mumbai in the evening as part of the party's "contact for support" campaign. </div>''<div><br />''</div>''<div>He was accompanied by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP chief Raosabheb Danve and Mumbai unit party president Ashish Shelar.</div>