Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said it was the central parliamentary board which decided to deny poll tickets to some ministers and party leaders, and the BJP's state unit had no say in fielding candidates for the October elections.
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Speaking to Marathi daily 'Loksatta' here, Fadnavis said, "Chandrashekhar Bawankule was not given ticket this time and it has certainly affected our performance. Some seats in East Vidarbha region were lost, looks like if we had not denied ticket to Bawankule we would not have lost them."
Commenting over it, Fadnavis said, "I can clearly say that the BJP is still the party of OBCs. Thought Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself does not believe in caste system, he himself represents OBCs."
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