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A day before the Maharashtra Assembly election results, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday, 23 October has said that no party will be able to get a majority on its own, and that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance will form the government.
Earlier, the exit polls revealed that the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is easily getting a majority.
Talking to The Quint, Sanjay Raut claimed that the Shiv Sena will win more than 100 seats.
Raut also said that Sharad Pawar brought color and life to these otherwise-faded elections.
“Speculating in Maharashtra is banned, but we believe the Shiv Sena is winning more than 100 seats and the BJP Shiv Sena will cross 200. We will comfortably form a government. “Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
On the other hand, Raut is completely confident about the victory of Aaditya Thackeray, son of party president Uddhav Thackeray, who was contesting the election for the first time and said that everyone in Maharashtra wants him to lead the state.
“Aditya Thackeray will win from Worli by over 1 lakh votes. We want Aditya to lead Maharashtra. “Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
Sanjay Raut hopes that a strong opposition will be found in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Speaking to The Quint, the Shiv Sena MP said that with the entry of NCP President Sharad Pawar, not only did the election come alive, but opposition parties are also going to benefit from it.
“Sharad Pawar has brought color to these elections. The elections seemed dull but Pawar infused life into it. The opposition will definitely benefit from this in some seats. We would like to have a strong opposition in front of us. It has never been a role of the Shiv Sena to end any party. “Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
After the voting in Maharashtra on 21 October, some exit polls showed BJP's lone majority. However, Raut contradicted this and said that only a coalition will form the government.
“The opposition will get 90 seats, but no party will get an absolute majority. The government will belong to the alliance. “Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena
It must be noted that for the Assembly elections, there was a long struggle in Maharashtra for seat sharing between BJP and Shiv Sena. But eventually an agreement was reached upon which gave 164 seats to BJP and 124 seats to Shiv Sena.
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