Senior Shiv Sena leader

on Sunday said BJP should see to it that Begusarai CPI candidate

does not get elected to

, "even at the cost of tampering EVMs".

In a signed article in the Sena mouthpiece Saamna, Raut said Kanhaiya's victory would mean defeat of the Constitution. "Even at the cost of tampering EVMs, Kanhaiya Kumar should not get elected to the LS," he said.

The former student leader, who Raut has called a "bottle of poison", is contesting against BJP's

.