Loyal Voters Went On Holiday: Eknath Shinde On NDA's Poor Maharashtra Show
NDTV
The Shiv Sena chief claimed opposition voters diligently exercised their franchise, with almost 80 per cent turnout.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday attributed the setback suffered by the NDA in recent Lok Sabha elections in the state to loyal voters going on holiday during voting, under the assumption that the alliance was set to win more than 400 constituencies.
He acknowledged that the National Democratic Alliance was caught off guard by the Opposition, which succeeded in voter consolidation.
Speaking at a joint rally of Mahayuti partners in Mumbai, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis supported Mr Shinde's claims, stating that the NDA leaders did not pay enough attention to the lies spread by the Opposition during the campaign.
