Chandrachud to blame for loss: Raut

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader blames ex-CJI for MVA's poor showing in polls

- Kalpesh Mhamunkar

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday blamed former Chief Justice DY Chandrachud for the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi's poor showing in the election.

If Chandrachud had delivered a timely verdict on the disqualification cases of MLAs, the situation would not have unfolded the way it did, he said. The former CJI had removed the fear of the law from politicians who defected from parties, Raut said.

The Sena (UBT) leader's statement came after his party faced a severe drubbing in the assembly election, winning only 20 out of 95 seats it contested as part of the MVA.

The performance of the party's alliance partners was no better, with the Congress winning only 16 out of 101 seats and NCP (SP) getting only 10 out of 86 seats it contested.