The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) narrative that its recent electoral triumph in four States was solely owing to its development work there was false, said the Shiv Sena on Monday, asserting that a split in the Opposition votes helped it coast to victory.
In an editorial in the party’s mouthpiece Saamana, the Sena said contentious issues like hijab were calculatedly raked up (by the BJP) with an eye on the polls and would now fade away as the elections in five States were over.
“However, they will be revived once the 2024 Lok Sabha polls are near,” it said.
