If you have an ally like this, you don't need the opposition. A day after the results of the 5-state elections, BJP ally Shiv Sena today criticised the Centre saying, the famed 'Modi magic' did not work.


In an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna, the Shiv Sena said, "Modi magic did not work. Achche din for BJP meant opening their account in kerala."

The BJP won one seat (O Rajagopalan) in the state.  

The Saamna also sought to pare down it's ally's win in Assam, saying, "BJP benefitted from alliance with other parites in Assam. It defeated the Congress in Assam, but couldn't defeat Jaya or Mamata".

Yesterday, in the immediate aftermath of the results, the Shiv Sena was more gracious. It said they would have been happier had the saffron party won in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala and Puducherry as well.

"This is good thing (BJP leading in Assam). We congratulate all the parties who have won. There is nothing surprising in BJP winning in Assam. If the BJP had won even in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, then we would have been happier. Thing to be noted here is that regional parties are winning and not the national parties," Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said.


Pic: The PM receives a grand welcome ahead of his address to party workers at the BJP HQ in New Delhi yesterday.