The back-and-forth between Shiv Sena and BJP over the formation of a new government in Maharashtra continued on Tuesday.
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that if the BJP delays in forming the government, there are “other options”. “Uddhav Thackeray has said that we have other options too, but we do not want to commit the sin of accepting that option. Shiv Sena has always done politics of truth, we are not hungry for power, ”Raut was told by news agency ANI.
BJP and Shiv Sena has a pre-poll alliance in Maharashtra. BJP contested in 164 seats of the 288-member assembly and won 105 while Sena contested 124 seats and won 56.
Raut also took a swipe at BJP’s alliance with Dushyant Chautala’s Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) to form a government in Haryana.
“There is no Dushyant (Chautala) here whose father is in jail. Here it’s us who do politics of ‘dharma and satya’, Sharad ji (Sharad Pawar) who created an environment against BJP, and Congress who will never go with BJP,” Raut added.
Manohar Lal Khattar was sworn in as Haryana chief minister for a second term on Sunday, Dushyant Chautala took oath as deputy chief minister.
Dushyant’s father Ajay Chautala is lodged in Tihar Jail after being found guilty in the teacher recruitment scam. Ajay Chautala attended the swearing in on Sunday after being given a furlough for two weeks.
In the 90-member assembly, BJP won 40 seats while JJP won 10. Congress won 31 seats.
