BJP alone cannot win Maharashtra polls, but will be the single-largest party: Devendra Fadnavis
The ground reality is such that only the combination of the three members of the state’s ruling alliance can lead to victory, he said.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party alone cannot win the Maharashtra Assembly election but will emerge as the single-largest party, said state Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday.
The state’s ruling Mahayuti coalition has an edge in the election and “will be able to get a comfortable majority to form the government”, Fadnavis claimed at an event organised by NDTV Marathi.
The Mahayuti alliance comprises the BJP, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and the Nationalist Congress Party group led by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
When asked about the compromises made by the BJP while sharing seats with its allies, and the possibility of disgruntled party loyalists triggering rebellions, Fadnavis said that “one has to be practical about the ground reality in politics” and take decisions accordingly.
“Today, the ground reality is that only as the three parties combined will we win,” he said.
“BJP alone cannot win the state but it is also true that we have the most seats and the highest voting percentage,” said Fadnavis. “After the elections, the BJP will emerge as the single largest party in the state. The consolidation of votes of all the three parties can only make us victorious.”
He added: “One [party] cannot say that you want others’ votes but refuse to compromise on seat sharing”.
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