Uddhav cheated, MVA Govt was an illegitimate child: Devendra Fadnavis

Describing the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government as an “illegitimate child,” Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the people had given the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance a significant mandate in the 2019 assembly polls but Uddhav Thackeray “cheated them” by aligning with NCP and Congress to become the chief minister In an interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash which was recorded on June 29 before the split in NCP, Fadnavis said Uddhav Thackeray formed the government with those who didn’t get the mandate. “MVA government was an illegitimate child. It was not born out of electoral results because Shiv Sena and BJP fought together in 2019 and together we declared that the elections were being fought under Devendra Fadnavis. PM Modiji, Home Minister Saab (Amit Shah), Naddaji said it and even Uddhav Thackerayji said it,” Fadnavis said. Mentioning the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly election results as a landslide mandate for the BJP- Shiv Sena alliance, the Deputy Chief Minister said that the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government was illegitimate because it was formed with parties that had failed to secure the mandate of the people.