In a fiercely contested contest for the Maharashtra Legislative Council, the Mahayuti coalition, comprising the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP), Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP), has emerged victorious on all 9 seats it contested. Moreover, the Congress and Shiv Sena UBT additionally managed to safe a solitary win every.
For Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, the victory introduced a wave of reduction following setbacks within the Lok Sabha elections. The NCP’s two candidates, Shivajirao Garje and Rajesh Vitekar, secured 24 and 23 votes, respectively. Expressing his happiness, Ajit Pawar said, “Within the Legislative Council elections, we had 42 votes and obtained 47, gaining 5 additional votes. We’re grateful to those that supported us.”
Pawar additionally praised the loyalty and assist of his legislators, noting, “Our legislators are reliable, they usually have proven their confidence that they may deal with the individuals’s points.”
The Congress get together, which fielded just one candidate, Pragya Satav, noticed her emerge victorious. Nonetheless, the outcomes additionally highlighted inner tensions, as discussions about cross-voting emerged. Regardless of having 37 votes, Satav obtained solely 25, with the remaining eight votes reportedly going to candidates from different events.
Shiv Sena UBT’s Milind Narvekar was additionally elected.
BJP chief JP Nadda took to X (previously Twitter) to have fun the triumph. “Heartiest congratulations to all of the leaders of the NDA for registering this landslide victory within the Maharashtra MLC election. I am sure that below the steerage of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi ji, you all will contribute considerably to nation-building. Your expertise in public service will speed up our efforts in direction of advancing each the state and the nation in direction of the envisioned ‘Viksit Maharashtra’ and ‘Viksit Bharat’.”
Heartiest congratulations to all of the leaders of the NDA for registering this landslide victory within the Maharashtra MLC election.
I am sure that below the steerage of Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, you all will contribute considerably to nation-building. Your expertise in…
— Jagat Prakash Nadda (@JPNadda) July 12, 2024
Maharashtra Minister and BJP chief Sudhir Mungantiwar additionally expressed his satisfaction, stating, “All 9 Mahayuti candidates had been elected. We’re very glad. MVA’s conceitedness has been wiped off…”
#WATCH | Maharashtra Minister and BJP chief Sudhir Mungantiwar says, “All 9 Mahayuti candidates had been elected. We’re very glad. MVA’s conceitedness has been wiped off…” pic.twitter.com/PeNjY0qGdD
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2024
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