Shiv Sena hails Nitish Kumar, calls him ‘mahanayak’ after victory in Bihar polls

Asserting that it will bring in a "new" turn in the country's politics, Sena leader Sanjay Raut also said if elections were to be held in Maharashtra now, similar results will emerge.

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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut

Adding salt to BJP’s wounds, NDA ally Shiv Sena on Sunday hailed Nitish Kumar as “mahanayak” (super hero) after the grand alliance victory in Bihar elections and said defeat “denotes decline of a leader” in an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Asserting that it will bring in a “new” turn in the country’s politics, Sena leader Sanjay Raut also said if elections were to be held in Maharashtra now, similar results will emerge.

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“BJP fought the Bihar elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP should accept it. Defeat denotes the decline of a leader. If elections are held in Maharashtra now, same results will come as happened in Bihar,” he said.

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He said that elections are fought on leaders and referred to Congress’ defeat in Lok Sabha when its president Sonia Gandhi was held responsible.

“Nitish Kumar has emerged as a mahanayak (superhero). His victory was the need in Bihar. He has done good work in Bihar. I greet him on behalf of Shiv Sena. The results in Bihar will bring a new turn to politics of the country,” he said.

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