VBA might get LoP seat after Maha polls, CM mocks Cong-NCP

Taking a dig at the Congress and the NCP, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said he foresees the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi getting the Leader of the Opposition post in the next Maharashtra Assembly.

The Congress and the NCP have of late witnessed several of their leaders joining the ruling combine.

The Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) was formed by Bharip Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar and AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year.

The VBA managed to win just one of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state, but nibbled away a sizable number of votes which the Congress and NCP claimed helped the BJP's cause. The Congress and NCP also labelled the VBA as the "B team of the BJP".

Asked about it at a press conference here, Fadnavis said, "The Congress-NCP, which labelled the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi as the 'B' team of the BJP, is itself becoming the 'B' team of the BJP. And the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi is becoming 'A' team."