Ravi Shankar Prasad: Mandate of Maharashtra people has been 'robbed'

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Pras on Wednesday alleged that mandate of Maharashtra people h been "robbed", which was an example of opportunism. He exuded confidence that unlike Maharashtra and Haryana, BJP would t fall short of numbers in Jharkhand and get back to power with an absolute majority. Pras was dressing media persons after releasing BJP's manifesto for Jharkhand polls.

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' matter is over'

"In Maharashtra, alliance (BJP/Shiv Sena) got mandate. In a way mandate was robbed, it is an example of opportunism," Pras said taking a veiled dig at saffron party's former NDA ally without naming it. Union Law & Justice and IT Minister said BJP got 105 seats in Maharashtra and y (Shiv Sena) won on "our shoulders". Shiv Sena which is all set to form a government in Maharashtra with NCP and Congress bagged 56 seats in 288-member Assembly in western state. "We resigned, and matter is over," he said without going into details about formation and end of a short-lived Devendra Fnavis government in Maharashtra. "In Haryana, we are in government. Dushyant Ji joined hands with us saying he does t believe in Congress policies," 

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Pras, who is a Lok Sabha member from Patna Sahib in neighbouring state of Bihar, said. Replying to a query on BJP getting lesser seats in Haryana and Maharashtra and if it would have any impact in Jharkhand, Pras said ", it will t happen in Jharkhand. BJP will win an absolute majority and provide a stable government." Pras released BJP manifesto in presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda and party's state unit president Laxman Gilua. Jharkhand is going for elections in five phases between vember 30 and December 20. Counting will take place on December 23. 

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