Former Maharashtra chief minister Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said that the INDIA bloc will take a collective decision as the alliance is close to the majority figure. He said he will reach Delhi on Wednesday for a meeting with alliance leaders.
The NDA is leading on more than 290 seats but the BJP is short of majority mark. However, the INDIA bloc’s tally is at 231 seats as the counting of votes is still underway.
“There is change in Maharashtra. It will be our effort. In UP, result is different from the assessment. We will collectively decide our stand ahead. I have spoken with yechury and a few other leaders. A message will be sent out by today evening,” Pawar said.
“Nor have we discussed, neither have we thought that BJP alliance partners will leave NDA and will join us. I haven’t spoken with Nitish Kumar. No truth in reports that I have spoken with Chandrababu Naidu,” he added.
Naidu’s TDP is leading on 22 out of 25 Lok Sabha seats in Andhra Pradesh while Nitish Kumar’s JDU is ahead on 14 seats in Bihar. Both are presently part of the NDA alliance and may emerge as the kingmakers if the BJP fails to get majority on its own. JD(U) leaders have said that it will stay with the National Democratic Alliance.
Chirag Paswan has also pledged his support to NDA and PM Modi.
Senior Congress leader Rajeev Shukla said that the INDIA bloc will try to form government at the Centre. “No party is untouchable in politics. The post of PM will be decided by our leaders Rahul Gandhi and Kharge,” he said.
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