Mumbai, Aug. 24 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday alleged that the BJP-led Maharashtra government came to power through "vote theft" and claimed the issue is now being raised at the "national and international level."

Speaking to reporters, Raut said, "...The issue of vote theft has been in Maharashtra for 8 months; we have been raising questions on this. This issue was raised by Uddhav Thackeray, Raj Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and Congress. Devendra Fadnavis' government came to power only through such vote theft. Where did our votes go? This question was asked by Raj Thackeray, and we also asked it. Now this issue of theft has been raised by Rahul Gandhi at the national level and is being taken to the international level..."...