The Sena (UBT) leader also questioned the credibility of the landslide victories of some candidates, saying, “What revolutionary work have they done to receive more than 1.5 lakh votes? Even leaders who recently switched parties have become MLAs. This raises suspicions. For the first time, a senior leader like Sharad Pawar has expressed doubts about EVMs, which cannot be ignored.”When asked about the MVA’s poor performance in the elections, Raut rejected the idea of blaming a single individual.”We fought as a united MVA. Even a leader like Sharad Pawar, who commands immense respect in Maharashtra, faced defeat. This shows that we need to analyse the reasons behind the failure. One of the reasons is EVM irregularities and the misuse of the system, unconstitutional practices, and even judicial decisions left unresolved by Justice Chandrachud,” he said.Raut stressed that though internal differences might have existed within the MVA, the failure was collective. He also accused the Mahayuti of conducting the elections in an unfair manner.”I cannot call the elections fair given the numerous reports of discrepancies in EVMs, mismatched numbers, and vote irregularities across the state,” Raut said.
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