Praising RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for giving a “spirited fight” in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Shiv Sena today needled the BJP saying that if Nitish Kumar retains the post of Chief Minister despite the JD(U) winning fewer seats, the credit should go to the Shiv Sena.
BJP supporters celebrate after the party’s coalition won the Bihar state Assembly election.
Mumbai:
“It said that the BJP had promised that Nitish Kumar would be the next Chief Minister of Bihar even if his party gets less number of seats.
The BJP had given a similar promise to the Shiv Sena during the 2019 Maharashra Assembly polls, but as that word was not kept, it led to a political drama in the state, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party claimed.
An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said that JD(U) could not win even win 50 seats in the Bihar elections, while the BJP got over 70 seats.
“BJP leader Amit Shah had announced that Nitish Kumar would become the Chief Minister even if his party gets less number of seats. But a similar assurance was given to the Shiv Sena during the 2019 Assembly polls in Maharashtra, which was not honoured and the state witnessed a political ‘Mahabharat’,” it claimed.
“If Nitish Kumar becomes the Chief Minister despite winning less number seats, its credit should go to the Shiv Sena,” it added.
The Shiv Sena and the BJP had contested the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly elections together, but the alliance fell apart after results following differences over sharing the Chief Ministerial post.
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