PONDA, April 24 -- Rejecting the speculation that he had not put in enough effort during the campaigning and poll day, Congress candidate Mahadev Naik expressed his confidence at securing a victory at the Shiroda by-poll.
Responding to the speculation that he would finish third in the race, he said that people feel that he is not in the race because he was campaigning with just a handful of people while his rivals BJP and MGP were seen with a large group of supporters.
"I don't believe in campaigning. During the last election, I had campaigned with a big group and even managed to bring a crowd of 8,000 supporters but still lost. When you campaign with a big numbers, your rivals get to know who is supporting you and then they try to lure t...