Mumbai, Feb. 20 -- Maharashtra BJP Media Department Head Navnath Ban on Friday claimed that Shiv Sena ( UBT) leader Sanjay Raut is using the Marathi card as a strategy to spoil his party colleague Priyanka Chaturvedi's chances of re-election to the Rajya Sabha.
Speaking at a press conference at the state BJP office, Ban expressed the view that while calibrating the Rajya Sabha equations, Sanjay Raut is attempting to sideline the UBT faction to pave the way for re-election of NCP veteran Sharad Pawar or the latter's nominee,Ban further claimed that since there is only one seat in the UBT quota and Priyanka Chaturvedi goes to the Rajya Sabha again, Raut figures that his own prospects would be cut off after his term ends. Knowing this, Raut h...