Bhopal, Oct 27 (PTI) In spite of its drubbing in the just-concluded Maharashtra assembly polls, it is too early to write off Shiv Sena, Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik said here today.

In a democracy, defeat and victory are part and parcel of political parties and nothing much must be read into it. It is too early to say if Shiv Sena would crumble or the MNS led by Raj Thackeray would prosper in the long run, Wasnik told reporters here.

The minister said the Congress-NCP victory in assembly elections indicated that people of the state had put their stamp of approval on the government that had been ruling in Maharashtra for the last 10 years.