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Shiv Sena Will Prove Its Numbers On Floor Of Maharashtra Assembly: Sanjay Raut

Addressing A Press Conference, He Said The BJP Should Declare That It Is Unable To Form The Government And Then The Shiv Sena Will Take Further Steps.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Victor Dasgupta | Updated on: 07 Nov 2019, 07:53:30 PM
Shiv Sena Leader Sanjay Raut

New Delhi:

In an ongoing power tussle between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena over the formation of next Maharashtra government, Sena’s senior leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday gave a stern warning to the alliance partner BJP and said that they have the numbers to make their own chief minister.

While addressing the media after meeting the governor, Sanjay Raut said that the party will show the numbers on the floor of the house. “We have alternatives, we don't speak without options and alternatives,” Raut said.

Raut also advised BJP to form the government if they have the numbers. “If you don't have the numbers then admit it. Constitution is for the people of this country, it is not BJP's personal property. We know the constitution well. We'll form CM of Shiv Sena in Maharashtra constitutionally” Raut added.

Sanjay Raut earlier accused the BJP of delaying the process of government formation in Maharashtra and creating a situation for the imposition of President’s rule.

Addressing a press conference, he said the BJP should declare that it is unable to form the government and then the Shiv Sena will take further steps. Reiterating the Shiv Sena’s demand for sharing the chief minister’s post, he said the state’s CM will be from the Uddhav Thackeray-led party only.

“You will know on the floor of the House. We have the numbers,” he claimed.

“Why did the BJP leaders who met the governor today did not stake claim? Why did they return empty-handed? They want to create a situation for the imposition of President’s rule. The BJP does not have the numbers,” he said.

Downplaying the Sena’s decision to shift all its MLAs to a hotel in suburban Bandra, Raut said, “Not all legislators have homes in Mumbai. So, the party has decided to ensure they get facilities under one roof.”

After Thackeray chaired a meeting of the Sena MLAs at his residence here, all the legislators were shifted to Rangsharda Hotel in suburban Bandra, amid the political uncertainty and fear of cross over.

Raut also said that there is no change in the Shiv Sena’s stand on government formation and all the legislators support Uddhav Thackeray.

Raut criticised state minister and BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar for saying that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is “like a Shiv Sainik”.

“If you think you are from the Shiv Sena, behave like one. For the Shiv Sena, the given word is very important. For us it is like ‘pran jaaye par vachan na jaaye’ (promise has greater value than life),” he said.

The BJP should show it has 145 MLAs in its support and form the government, he said.

“When you say the mandate is for ‘Mahayuti’, the mandate is also for what was agreed upon when the alliance was formalised. The mandate is for having a Shiv Sena chief minister,” he said.

Earlier in the morning, Raut said there have been no talks yet between RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Uddhav Thackeray on government formation in the state.

He also expressed confidence that MLAs of the Sena, and the opposition Congress and NCP “would not cross sides”.

The BJP and Shiv Sena are locked in a tussle over the issue of the chief minister’s post, resulting in a stalemate in government formation despite results of the October 21 Assembly polls giving the alliance a combined seat strength of 161, way past the 145 majority mark in the 288-member House.

In the polls, the BJP won 105 seats, Shiv Sena-56, NCP-54 and the Congress won 44 seats.

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First Published : 07 Nov 2019, 07:02:17 PM

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