Defeat of ‘political perversity’ in Rajasthan, says Shiv Sena

Mumbai, Aug 12: The failure of "Operation Lotus" in Rajasthan was the defeat of "political perversity", Shiv Sena said on Wednesday. This comment came days after a meeting between Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi signalled an amicable resolution of the Rajasthan political crisis.

Shiv Sena's mouthpiece 'Saamana' said Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot performed "an operation on 'Operation Lotus' and taught the BJP a lesson".

'Operation Lotus' refers to the alleged attempts by the BJP to engineer defections from other parties in the state governments.