After its expectations of forming a government in Maharashtra by legitimate means were dashed, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was attempting to seize power in the State by unleashing Central agencies against the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition, said Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday.
Speaking during a day-long visit to Jalgaon district, Mr. Pawar, whose NCP shares power with the Shiv Sena and the Congress in the MVA government, further said that it would be his party’s endeavour to take both parties along in future elections as well in order to give Maharashtra “a stable government” and maintain “social equilibrium” in the State.
“Those [the BJP] whose expectations have been frustrated will do anything to grab power…one aspect of this is the continuous Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids. When the BJP saw that the three-party MVA is standing firm, Central agencies were let loose against us,” he said.
