Will decide after polls, says Sanjay Raut when asked if Uddhav would become CM
Mumbai, June 14: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance would take decision on the chief minister's post after the Maharashtra assembly polls.
He was responding to the question whether Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will head the government if the opposition alliance -- which includes NCP(SP) and Congress -- comes to power.
Assembly elections are due in the state in October.
"Let the elections take place. We will win the polls and then decide," Raut told reporters.
The MVA outperformed the ruling coalition of BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP in the Lok Sabha elections, winning 30 of the 48 parliamentary seats in Maharashtra.
Among MVA partners, however, the Sena (UBT) had the lowest strike rate. The Uddhav Thackeray-led party contested the highest 21 seats but won only nine.
The Congress and Sharad Pawar-led NCP contested 17 and 10 seats, and won 13 and eight, respectively. Vishal Patil, Congress leader from Sangli, won as an independent and extended support to the Grand Old Party later.
Earlier this week, Raut had claimed the opposition alliance will bag 180-185 of 288 assembly seats.
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Miscreants decamp with 70 kg silver articles from jewellery shop in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Unidentified miscreants allegedly broke into a jewellery shop here and decamped with approximately 70 kg of silver articles worth crores of rupees, police said on Friday.
The incident was reported at a jewellery shop near 8th Mile, Havanur, on April 28, they said.
According to police, the accused are suspected to have entered the premises from the rear after breaking open the lock and drilling a hole through the wall of the shop.
The incident came to light at around 7 am on April 28 when shop staff opened the premises and discovered signs of forced entry and extensive damage to the rear section of the building, following which they alerted police authorities.
Preliminary estimates indicate that around 70 kg of silver articles, worth crores, were stolen. Most of the silver items displayed in the cupboards were taken, while valuables kept in the locker remained intact, a senior police officer said.
Police said CCTV cameras inside the shop were not functioning. Efforts are underway to identify the suspects using footage from cameras installed in the vicinity.
The miscreants also allegedly took away the Digital Video Recorder (of CCTV) of an adjacent shop, the officer added.
Investigators are also examining the tools and techniques used to gain access to the shop, suspecting the involvement of a professional gang with prior knowledge of the store layout.
A case has been registered at Bagalagunte Police Station, and further investigation is underway to identify and apprehend the accused, police said.
