After Sanjay Raut says Mahayuti offering bribes to Independents, BJP hits back with ‘Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne’ jibe

Raut said leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) met Thursday and did an investigation seat-by-seat. “We reached a decision that the MVA volition triumph astatine slightest 160 seats if not more. This besides includes the smaller parties which are portion of our expansive alliance,” helium said.

Dismissing the predictions made by exit polls, Raut said, “We don’t spot the exit polls. Several exit polls had fixed the BJP-led confederation much than 400 seats during the Lok Sabha elections but the numbers successful world were acold less. Similarly, successful Haryana, the exit polls gave Congress the victory. The effect was rather different… The exit polls are each manufactured”.

The Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) said the determination regarding the main ministerial station volition beryllium taken jointly by the leaders of the 3 cardinal parties successful the MVA. He besides said they person contacted imaginable winners from the confederation and Independents. “We person told them to travel to Mumbai,” helium said.

Raut said the Election Commission of India should explicate the abrupt emergence successful the voting percent successful Maharashtra “by 2-3 per cent”. “How it helps BJP summation its spot tally. We are expecting clarification from EC.”

Reacting to Raut’s allegations and claims, Maharashtra BJP main spokesperson Keshav Upadhaye said Raut was “day-dreaming. “We don’t privation to snatch his close of indulging successful Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne. Let him support dreaming for the adjacent 24 hours. Tomorrow, astatine this time, it volition beryllium wide that the Mahayuti is forming the government. We volition triumph much than 150 seats. The existent fig could beryllium overmuch much than,” claimed Upadhaye.

The votes of the Maharashtra Assembly elections held connected November 20 volition beryllium counted connected Saturday.