Sharad Pawar attributes Maha defeat to propaganda that Ladki Bahin Yojana will be stopped by MVA
"It is a highly unexpected result but we have no option but to accept it and move forward," he added.
"It is a highly unexpected result but we have no option but to accept it and move forward," he added.
The BJP-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mahayuti alliance retained power in Maharashtra by sweeping the Assembly elections.
NCP-SP Maharashtra state president Jayant Patil and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat have already begun contacting many independent candidates, just in case the MVA falls short of a majority.
Party's Maharashtra in-charge, Ramesh Chennithala, has demanded the immediate arrest of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, who was allegedly caught red-handed distributing money to voters in Vasai Virar.
Tawde denied the accusations, stating, “I had stopped on my way to discuss the polling process and code of conduct with our candidate.”
"Wherever Modi goes, he spreads hate. Even today the Prime Minister of India has not gone to Manipur which has been burning for one and a half years. It has never happened in India's history...," he said.
He said that the Congress ruled India for decades, but their only intention was to keep problems alive and trap people in them.
He said that he can guarantee that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has never read the Constitution.
He said the BJP's approach towards both states shows their desperation following setbacks in the 2024 Lok Sabha election where they used "buffaloes and mangalsutra" to seek votes.
Raut also questioned the impartiality of the Election Commission (EC), claiming that significant amounts of cash have been funneled to the constituencies of CM Eknath Shinde and his deputies -- Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis.
