“Congress’s Overconfidence Cost Us”: Team Thackeray On Maharashtra Rout

Mumbai:

The Congress’s “overconfidence” in Maharashtra and its “perspective” throughout seat-sharing talks harm Maha Vikas Aghadi’s prospects, a senior chief of Shiv Sena (UBT) has mentioned per week after the Opposition bloc was routed within the state polls. The BJP-led Mahayuti scored a thumping victory within the election, successful 230 seats within the 288-member Meeting.

Ambadas Danve, Chief of the Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Council mentioned that the Maha Vikas Aghadi ought to have projected Uddhav Thackeray as its Chief Minister face.

“After the Lok Sabha election outcomes, the Congress was overconfident in Maharashtra like in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir. This was mirrored within the outcomes. Its perspective throughout seat-sharing negotiations harm us. Uddhav ji ought to have been projected because the Chief Minister face. Not doing so harmed our prospects. The outcomes would have been totally different if this was completed,” Mr Danve instructed the media.

In a delicate dig on the Congress, he mentioned, “They have been preparing with go well with and tie even earlier than the outcomes.”

The Congress received 13 seats within the Lok Sabha election months in the past, the best amongst Maha Vikas Aghadi allies. Buoyed by the stellar present, the Nana Patole-led state Congress unit bargained exhausting through the seat-sharing talks forward of the state polls, resulting in friction within the alliance. Finally, it contested 103 seats however received solely 16. The Sena (UBT), which contested 89 seats, managed to win 20 seats. The third ally, Sharad Pawar’s NCP, contested 87 seats and received 10.

Mr Danve mentioned a number of the candidates of Sena (UBT) had pointed to the organisational facet, however didn’t title any get together. He mentioned Sena (UBT) will put together to construct its power to the purpose the place it will possibly contest all 288 seats within the state.

On his former get together colleague and former Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, whose revolt break up the Shiv Sena, Mr Danve mentioned the BJP has “many Shindes”. “The BJP has many Shindes in a number of states. The BJP makes use of and throws them away,” he mentioned.

The remarks come amid talks inside the Mahayuti alliance on who would be the subsequent Chief Minister. The BJP has scored the best amongst NDA allies and is discovered to have pushed for the Chief Minister put up. After days of posturing by some Sena leaders, Mr Shinde yesterday stepped again and mentioned he would settle for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s determination on the Chief Minister put up.