Sitting legislator Abhijeet Wanjari retained the Nagpur Graduates’ seat for the Congress by defeating BJP candidate Sudhakar Kohale after an extended tallying process. The victory gave the opposition coalition a three-to-two edge over the ruling Mahayuti alliance across the five legislative council contests. Following the outcome, Congress leaders highlighted Fadnavis's retracted social media comments that had originally echoed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks regarding paper-ballot performance. The result further led Congress leaders to demand a halt to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision of voter rolls and call for accountability from election officials.
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The Nagpur legislative council victory marks a significant setback for the BJP in the hom…: The Nagpur legislative council victory marks a significant setback for the BJP in the home city of Devendra Fadnavis and Nitin Gadkari.
Opposition figures targeted Devendra Fadnavis for removing a social media post that had p…: Opposition figures targeted Devendra Fadnavis for removing a social media post that had prematurely mocked the Congress's election performance.
Congress leaders leveraged the paper-ballot results to demand a return to physical voting…: Congress leaders leveraged the paper-ballot results to demand a return to physical voting slips and an overhaul of electoral roll revisions.
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Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis during a meeting with Graduate and Teacher Voters', in Sangli. (PTI Photo)
NEW DELHI: The Maharashtra Congress on Thursday took a swipe at chief minister Devendra Fadnavis after the party retained the Nagpur Graduates’ constituency in the legislative council elections. The final result, which came after more than 40 hours of counting, forced Fadnavis to delete a tweet he had posted the previous day, mocking the Congress for failing to win any seat in the MLC polls.On Wednesday, PM Modi had posted a tweet mocking the Congress for failing to open its account despite the elections being held using ballot papers.
The Congress had reacted sharply and dared to hold all elections using ballot papers, asking how many seats the party had won.Congress candidate and sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari defeated BJP's Sudhakar Kohale in the Nagpur Graduates’ constituency by 3,271 votes, securing 67,231 votes against his rival's 63,960.Also read -'Commit to ballot paper': Congress dares PM Modi after his 'how many seats' swipe over MLC resultsFadnavis had posted the tweet in response to Prime Minister Narendra…
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