Addressing media persons, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said the recent opinion poll results showed that the public mood is going against the BJP and it may suffer a major setback in the next elections. People will no longer vote on religious issues. People are being divided on religious lines, which will not work now.
Pawar said on Bharat Jodo Yatra
Commenting on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY), Pawar said it has gained the support of common citizens as can be seen from the response he is getting. Apart from this, the misleading image of the Congress leader (Rahul) that was tried to be created has been broken through the nationwide march, he added.
MVA will fight the upcoming elections unitedly: Pawar
Criticizing the Centre’s decision to ban the BBC documentary, NCP supremo and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) chief termed it as an attack on democracy. Regarding the VBA, which recently allied with the Shiv Sena (UBT), joining the MVA, Pawar said there was no proposal, and reiterated that the MVA would fight the upcoming elections unitedly.
Pawar said that with the Parliament session beginning in New Delhi next week, efforts would resume to forge a national united opposition front with all leaders. I am personally in touch with many opposition leaders. There are some tricky issues, we have to sort them out first. He clarified that the MVA is fighting the upcoming MLC biennial elections and MLA bypolls in the state unitedly and will continue to fight in the same spirit in future also.
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