PUNE: Nationalist Congress Get together (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday stated there was no enthusiasm seen among the many folks of Maharashtra after the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP)-led Mahayuti coalition’s landslide victory within the current meeting elections.
Pawar, nonetheless, refused to make random allegations on the ballot end result amidst large-scale allegations of EVMs (Digital Voting Machines) being tampered with.
“There was no enthusiasm seen within the folks after the Mahayuti’s huge mandate. Nevertheless, I cannot make any allegations since I don’t have official information,” stated Pawar whose social gathering might win solely 10 seats within the 288-member meeting.
Additionally Learn | MVA ‘boycotts’ Fadnavis’ swearing-in, Sanjay Raut slams Eknath Shinde
The NCP (SP) chief stated that when he attended public rallies in the course of the ballot marketing campaign at Ichalkaranji, Kolhapur and different locations, he discovered the general public view in favour of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in contrast to the ballot end result.
His remarks come on a day when the MVA members, comprising Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) leaders. refused to take oath as MLAs whereas alleging misuse of EVMs.
Pawar stated his social gathering has collected some information on what number of votes every social gathering has obtained and the variety of folks elected.
“Congress obtained round 80 lakhs whereas the variety of elected members from the social gathering are 15. Shiv Sena obtained 79 lakh votes with 57 members elected. We (NCP-SP) obtained 72 lakh votes with 10 members elected. Ajit Pawar-led NCP acquired 58 lakh votes with 41 members elected. That is simply the info we’re presenting. Commenting on it at this level will not be acceptable since we don’t have any extra info,” he stated.
Additionally Learn | ‘Distinction in votes of EVMs however haven’t got proof,’ says Sharad Pawar after Maharashtra ballot loss
Within the meeting polls, the Sharad Pawar-led social gathering contested 87 seats whereas Ajit’s NCP fought on 59 seats.
Pawar additionally stated the Opposition needn’t fear, however it ought to return to the folks after the setback.
The Opposition’s MVA alliance will work to make sure that the federal government saved all its pre-poll guarantees, together with growing the monetary help for ladies below the Ladki Bahin scheme to ₹2,100 from ₹1,500, he stated.
On Samajwadi Get together’s (SP) Maharashtra chief Abu Asim Azmi asserting that his social gathering was pulling out of the MVA alliance after the Sena (UBT) on Friday hailed those that demolished the Babri Masjid in December 1992, Pawar stated the central management of the SP was agency on sustaining the Opposition unity.
Concerning the appointment of the Chief of the Opposition within the meeting, Pawar stated the MVA events can not insist that they get the submit as they don’t have the required numbers.
