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.

By: PTI
New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2015 04:03 PM IST

2 min read

Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017, UP results, Shiv Sena UP results, Sena UP polls, Sanjay Raut UP results, BJP UP results, BJP Shiv Sena, Ram Temple UP, UP results Ram temple, India news

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.

This story requires a subscription

Select a plan and use DIWALI10 code to get 10% extra off

POPULAR

EXPRESS EDGE

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹133/month

Best for UPSC aspirants

This story requires a subscription

Select a plan and use DIWALI10 code to get 10% extra off

POPULAR

EXPRESS EDGE

Daily ePaper access

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Premium stories & archives

UPSC Section + UPSC Essentials Magazine

Starts at ₹133/month

Best for UPSC aspirants

[related-post]

“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.

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.

From the homepage