NEW DELHI: As the Mahayuti looked set to get a two-third majority in the Maharashtra assembly polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that there is “something fishy” with the results and alleged a “big conspiracy.”
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“I see a big conspiracy in this…This is not a mandate of Marathi ‘manoos’ and farmers. We do not accept this as people’s mandate.
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Something is fishy in the election results,” he said while speaking to reporters.
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“How can all MLAs of chief minister Eknath Shinde win? How can Ajit Pawar, whose betrayal angered Maharashtra, win?” the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader questioned.
As per the latest data provided by the Election Commission of India, the Mahayuti was leading in 217 seats with the MVA ahead in 56 out of the 288-member assembly.
Raut claimed that there was some “gadbad” and accused the Mahayuti of “stealing seats.” He alleged that the election has been “bought” by billionaire Gautam Adani who he claimed had close ties to the saffron party.
“This result has been brought about by Adani who is close to the BJP. Adani is in trouble in the US and now this has been done. A lot of money has been used in this election,” he said.
“Is it possible that Shinde will get 60 seats, Ajit Pawar will get 40 seats and BJP will get 125 seats? The people of this state are not dishonest. We have their faith in the people of Maharashtra,” Shiv Sena MP said.
The complaints from the INDIA bloc comes after the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance crossed the halfway mark leading on 217 seats so far, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is trailing with 56 seats as per trends by the Elections Commission of India.
According to initial trends, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is leading in 55 seats, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in 35, and the BJP has the most, leading in 128 seats, while the Rashtriya Yuva Swabhiman Party (RYSWP), which is part of the maha Yuti alliance has one seat.
Meanwhile, in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) is leading in 13 seats, Congress in 20 seats, and the UBT Sena in 17 seats. Samajwadi Party, which is supporting the Aghadi alliance leads in 2 seats.
The complaints from the INDIA bloc come as the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance has crossed the halfway mark, leading in 217 seats so far. In contrast, the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance is trailing with just 56 seats, according to trends from the Election Commission of India.
In the MVA, the Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) alliance is leading in 13 seats, Congress is ahead in 20 seats, and the UBT Sena is leading in 17 seats. The Samajwadi Party, which supports the MVA, is currently leading in 2 seats.