Won't join hands with Shiv Sena: NCP chief Sharad Pawar

The results for assembly elections in Maharashtra are out and gives a clear majority to Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance. 

However, BJP has suffered a setback in this election. In 2014 assembly polls, BJP got 122 seats out of 260 while this assembly elections, BJP only managed to win on 105 seats which are 20 seats less compared to the previous polls. 

Shiv Sena has performed satisfactory and has lost nearly seven seats as compared to the previous assembly polls. 

On the other hand, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress alliance’s performance in the state has improved. Congress managed to get only 45 seats while NCP won on 55 seats. 

NCP chief Sharad Pawar said that people have not accepted the claims of BJP and Shiv Sena crossing 220-mark. 

While talking to the media, Pawar thanked people for supporting his party and clarified that they will not join hands with Shiv Sena. NCP and Congress along with other allies would jointly decide on the future strategy, Pawar added. 

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The NCP chief further said that power comes and goes but commitment is necessary. Moreover, Pawar clarified that those who left NCP to join other parties will not be inducted again.