Shiva Sena MP Sanjay Raut, seen as party boss Uddhav Thackeray’s right-hand man, suggested the Haryana election results may not impact ties with the Congress in his state.
That said, Raut did warn his allies to “learn from Haryana results”.
“No one should consider themselves a ‘bigger brother’ to someone else,” he said; the comment was seen as a reminder of a common complaint from Congress’ smaller allies.
Looking forward to the Maharashtra election the Sena editorial urged the Congress to pay attention to its grassroots, pointing to the BJP’s “strong organisation and strategy”.
“The people of Maharashtra will not follow the path of Haryana… and the Maha Vikas Aghadi ,the alliance of the Thackeray Sena, the Congress, and the NCP will win.”
“Marathi public opinion is against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shah along with Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde. Our alliance will win in Maharashtra… but Congress leaders have much to learn from Haryana.”
