Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. File
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Senior Congress chief and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday (November 24, 2024) stated his get together’s defeat was “stunning” and dubbed it because the “worst-ever” loss within the State meeting polls.
Speaking to PTI, Mr. Chavan stated the Mahayuti Authorities’s Ladki Bahin Yojana, for offering monetary help to girls, clicked with voters in rural areas whereas polarisation hit the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) prospects in city components of the State.
“It’s troublesome to say whether or not there was a wave or tampering,” stated Mr. Chavan, who misplaced from his Karad South seat.
The outcomes of the November 20 polls to the 288-member state meeting had been introduced on Saturday (November 23, 2024).
A number of bigwigs from the MVA, together with Mr. Chavan, had been defeated.
The Congress, which contested 101 seats as a part of the MVA, posted its worst-ever defeat by managing to win solely 16 seats.
Mr. Chavan stated he was anticipating to win his Karad South seat in Satara district by 5,000 to six,000 votes. However, all MVA nominees within the district misplaced by practically a margin of 40,000 votes, he famous.
BJP’s Atul Bhosale defeated the previous CM in Karad South by a margin of 39,355 votes, as per the outcomes introduced by the Election Fee on Saturday (November 23, 2024).
Mr. Chavan stated that within the 1977 Lok Sabha polls, Congress’ tally of 20 out of 48 seats in Maharashtra was the bottom ever.
“It is a stunning defeat and is the worst-ever within the Meeting polls,” he stated, referring to the simply concluded State elections.
Mr. Chavan stated he had spoken to All India Congress Committee in-charge for Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala, who has left for Delhi to debate the State outcomes with the Congress management.
“I’ll keep again in Karad for 2 days to fulfill folks,” Mr. Chavan stated.
Printed – November 24, 2024 11:25 am IST
