Delhi:
WHILE exit polls havepredicted a far improved performance for Maha Vikas Aghadi in Western Maharashtralike all over the state, the BJP has rejected the results, claiming the actualresults will be exactly the opposite.
”In Maharashtra,of the 48 seats, we will get 40 if not more. And in Western Maharashtra, wewill get 7 of the 10 seats,” BJP spokespersonMadhav Bhandari told The Indian Express onSunday. “Like at the national level, where the NDA is performing exactly as wepredicted, in Maharashtra too, we will do far better than what exit polls arepredicting. Those predicting more seats for MVA are indulging in wishfulthinking. The numbers will be in reverse of what exit polls point at inMaharashtra,” said Bhandari. He said the party will either achieve its missionof bagging 45 plus seats or it will come close to the figure.
Umesh Patil, spokesperson for NCP–led by Ajit Pawar, which is partof the Mahayuti, also concurred that in Mahayuti, everyone is expecting to win32–35 seats. “The atmosphere has been positive for Mahayuti and NDA inMaharashtra. All three parties worked in unity and made an aggressive effort tocampaign. PM Narendra Modi himselfled from the front, and the CM and both Dy CMs played their role to perfection.We will also do far better in Western Maharashtra than predicted by exitpolls.”