Devendra Fadnavis's "Miracle": Sharad Pawar On BJP's Rajya Sabha Poll Win
NDTV
NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that there was nothing shocking in the election results, in which a Shiv Sena candidate lost.
In the wake of the BJP winning all three Rajya Sabha seats it contested in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis succeeded in working the "miracle" of weaning away independent MLAs from rival camps using "different means".
He also said that there was nothing shocking in the election results, in which a Shiv Sena candidate lost.
Talking to reporters in Pune, Mr Pawar said the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress made a courageous attempt to win the sixth seat despite falling short of a few numbers.
"I am not shocked to see the results. The MVA candidates received votes in proportion to the number of MLAs. However, one has to accept the miracle in which BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis succeeded in weaning away independent MLAs and also those from smaller parties, who would have otherwise supported the MVA. He was successful in bringing people (independent MLAs) close to him by using different means," Sharad Pawar told reporters in Pune.
