Mumbai: Alliance partners Shiv Sena and Congress have hit out at each other over Bihar Assembly election results, in which NDA gained majority.
Shiv Sena senior leader Sanjay Raut said, “Had the Congress performed better, Tejashwi would already have been declared Chief Minister.”
Raut added: “He has emerged as the face of Biharās future. While he had no support, BJP had the entire state machinery and the might of Prime Minister Narendra Modi behind it. Still, Tejashwi managed to challenge them.”
In a sharp reaction, Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said Sena candidates got less votes than the NOTA option in 21 out of 22 seats, and that it would be good if “they kept their mouths shut”.