As Shiv Sena pushed for 50:50, Fadnavis speaks of BJP’s high strike rate
Mumbai, Oct 27: While the ally Shiv Sena is demanding equal share in power, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday stressed that the BJP was the single largest party, and said the "BJP-led alliance" will provide a stable government.
The process of government formation will start after Diwali, Fadnavis said, addressing party workers at a Diwali gathering here.
With the BJP's tally reduced to 105, much below the halfway mark of 144 in the Assembly, the Shiv Sena, which has won 56 seats in the October 21 elections, has demanded "written assurance" that the BJP will honour "fifty-fifty" power-sharing deal.
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"The mandate is a clear majority for BJP, Shiv Sena, (and other allies) RPI, RSP, Shiv Sangram. The mandate will be respected. No one should have any doubt," Fadnavis said at the event.
"The BJP is the single-largest party as per the mandate. We will elect legislature party leader after Diwali and swearing-in of the new government will take place soon afterwards," he said, adding that the "BJP-led alliance will provide a strong and stable government".
The
chief
minister
also
said
that
the
BJP's
"strike
rate"
was
better
than
in
2014.
"We
contested
260
seats
in
2014
and
won
47
per
cent
seats
and
28
per
cent
votes.
In
2019,
we
contested
150
seats.
We
won
70
per
cent
of
seats
and
26
per
cent
votes,"
he
said.
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This was the "highest strike rate by any political party", he said. Even in Mumbai, the BJP's strike rate was the highest, he stressed.