The Polit Bureau of
the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The people of
Maharashtra have rejected the BJP-Shiv Sena combine and voted for a Congress-NCP
led government. This victory for
the secular forces is in line with the national verdict given in the 14th
Lok Sabha elections. The people of
Maharashtra have refused to endorse the communal platform of the Shiv Sena and
the BJP despite the discontent against the Congress-NCP state government.
These results have
ensured that there will be a
secular government in the state. Based on a honest appraisal of the record of
the past five years, the new government should
adopt policies which can improve the living conditions of all sections of the
working people.
The CPI(M) has won 3
seats compared to the 2 last time.