Mumbai: Slamming it’s former biggest ally BJP, which lost Jharkhand election in a huge margin, Shiv Sena said that it lost in the tribal-dominated state because of having taken the voters ‘for granted’.
In an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, the party led by Uddhav Thackeray alleged that the people of Jharkhand refused to ‘fall prey to the BJP’.
“This is shocking for the BJP. At a time when party leaders are aiming
Congress-free India, BJP is free in many states. The BJP lost Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan long ago, ”the Samana editorial said.
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The editorial said, “In 2018, 75 percent of the country was ruled by the BJP. Today, there has been a decline and only 30-35 percent of the area is under BJP rule.”
Alleging that PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah gave a ‘divisive’ speech in Jharkhand, the editorial said that state workers and tribal voters refused to fall prey to the BJP’s strategy.
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“Despite the huge amount of work done by the BJP leadership, Maharashtra saw a change. Jharkhand too made a change without any fear. BJP is losing state after state. Now Jharkhand is gone too. But they do not have the mentality for introspection. This is what happens when you take people for granted,” the editorial said.
In the assembly elections held on Monday, the Congress-Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) -Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alliance secured 47 seats, reducing the BJP to 25 seats. With a clear mandate in the 81-seater assembly, the Congress + alliance is set to form the government in the state, with JMM working president Hemant Soren as the chief minister. The victory excluded Raghubar Das, who became the first CM to serve a full term in the state.
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