NEW DELHI: Echoing Sharad Pawar ’s “160 seats” claim, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged the same two unnamed individuals the NCP (SP) supremo mentioned, had also approached Uddhav Thackeray twice — first during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and later ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections.
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"Sharad Pawar said some people met him before the (Maharashtra) polls. The same set of people also met (Sena (UBT) chief) Uddhav Thackeray during the Lok Sabha (polls). We told them we believe in democracy and will win the Lok Sabha elections for sure, looking at the atmosphere in the country," Raut told the media, according to news agency PTI.
"When they approached us again, we told them that as the opposition secured an overwhelming success (in Lok Sabha elections), we will come to power in Vidhan Sabha (assembly elections) too. They asked us to assign 60-65 difficult seats and promised victory through EVMs. However, Thackeray refused, saying we don't feel the need to do it."
He further recalled being "warned" by the persons that "those in power" (BJP-led Mahayuti) had prepared a "plan" through EVMs and electoral rolls to win.
The BJP won 132 seats in the assembly elections with allies Shiv Sena and NCP adding 57 and 41 constituencies, respectively, to the Mahayuti tally. On the other hand, the MVA won only 46 seats (Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, Congress 16, and NCP (SP) 10).
Pawar on Saturday caused a flutter in political circles with his remarks. The senior politician stated he introduced the two individuals to the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi on Thursday made explosive allegation of a "huge criminal fraud" in polls through "collusion" between the BJP and the Election Commission, citing an analysis in a constituency in Congress-ruled Karnataka, calling it "a crime against the Constitution".
The following day, he alleged the Election Commission and the BJP "colluded to steal" the Lok Sabha elections from the people, and there was "vote theft" in at least three states.
Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has questioned the timing of Pawar's statement, which he dismissed as a "Salim-Javed script."
Also Read: Sharad Pawar drops bombshell, claims 2 people offered “guaranteed victory” in 160 Maharashtra assembly seats
"Sharad Pawar said some people met him before the (Maharashtra) polls. The same set of people also met (Sena (UBT) chief) Uddhav Thackeray during the Lok Sabha (polls). We told them we believe in democracy and will win the Lok Sabha elections for sure, looking at the atmosphere in the country," Raut told the media, according to news agency PTI.
"When they approached us again, we told them that as the opposition secured an overwhelming success (in Lok Sabha elections), we will come to power in Vidhan Sabha (assembly elections) too. They asked us to assign 60-65 difficult seats and promised victory through EVMs. However, Thackeray refused, saying we don't feel the need to do it."
He further recalled being "warned" by the persons that "those in power" (BJP-led Mahayuti) had prepared a "plan" through EVMs and electoral rolls to win.
The BJP won 132 seats in the assembly elections with allies Shiv Sena and NCP adding 57 and 41 constituencies, respectively, to the Mahayuti tally. On the other hand, the MVA won only 46 seats (Shiv Sena (UBT) 20, Congress 16, and NCP (SP) 10).
Pawar on Saturday caused a flutter in political circles with his remarks. The senior politician stated he introduced the two individuals to the Lok Sabha leader of the opposition and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi.
Gandhi on Thursday made explosive allegation of a "huge criminal fraud" in polls through "collusion" between the BJP and the Election Commission, citing an analysis in a constituency in Congress-ruled Karnataka, calling it "a crime against the Constitution".
The following day, he alleged the Election Commission and the BJP "colluded to steal" the Lok Sabha elections from the people, and there was "vote theft" in at least three states.
Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis has questioned the timing of Pawar's statement, which he dismissed as a "Salim-Javed script."
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