BJP, allies sweep Maharashtra Legislative Council Poll winning 9 of 11 seats
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, comprising Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and the NCP of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, in addition to the saffron party registered a big win in Maharashtra Legislative Council Polls.
The alliance, which had a terrible performance at the general elections earlier this year, bounced back, winning nine of 11 seats.
The BJP fielded five candidates, including Pankaja Munde, the daughter of late senior leader Gopinath Munde. All five won. The Shinde Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP named two each. All four won.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi comprising the Congress, Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena, and Sharad Pawar-led NCP factions fielded three candidates.
The MLC election is seen as a 'semi-final' ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly election later this year.
After the performance, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis posted a brief message on X. "9/9," he said, adding a thumbs-up emoji for effect.
9/9 👍 #MLCElection #VidhanParishad #Maharashtra
— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) July 12, 2024
Speaking to reporters after the results, Ajit Pawar said, "Five MLAs supported us, I thank them. When there are elections, allegations are made but I do not think about it..."
Voting was held this morning for a total of 11 seats. 12 candidates were contesting for those 11 seats.
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