BJP mocks Sanjay Raut's allegation that 'something's fishy'

BJP leader Pravin Darekar, who proposed the name of Devendra Fadnavis as Maharashtra chief minister, ridiculed senior Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's reaction to the BJP-backed Mahayuti's landslide victory, shortly after Raut questioned the role of electronic voting machines in the assembly poll results declared on Saturday.

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"Sanjay Raut needs to land his aircraft on the ground. Victory cannot be achieved by merely abusing. He needs to understand the ground realities of the state. Maharashtra will further progress only when there is a BJP government both at the state and Centre. This is the reason the public voted for us. I thank the Ladli Behenas in the state," Darekar said.

Earlier on Saturday, Sanjay Raut expressed grave concerns about the election results saying, "They (Mahayuti) have done some 'gadbad'. Kuch to gadbad hai (Something's fishy). They have stolen some of our seats. This cannot be the public's decision. Even the public does not agree with these results.