Congress Routed In Maharashtra Due To Tie-Up With Uddhav? Milind Deora Revisits 2019 Warning – News18

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Congress suffered a significant setback in Maharashtra elections during which it secured merely 16 seats whereas Uddhav Sena gained 20 seats.
Maharashtra Meeting Election outcomes (PTI Picture)
Shiv Sena chief Milind Deora, who misplaced the Maharashtra Meeting Election from Worli in opposition to Aaditya Thackeray, on Sunday claimed that whereas he was in Congress earlier, he had warned the social gathering in opposition to allying with Uddhav Thackeray in 2019 for “ministerial berths and short-term positive factors”.
He stated that the transfer by the grand outdated social gathering would have damage it in the long run.
What Was Milind Deora’s 2019 Warning To Congress?
Reacting to the Congress’ huge defeat within the polls during which the social gathering secured solely 16 seats within the 288-seated Meeting, Deora, who switched to Shiv Sena in January this 12 months, stated that Congress “sacrificed every part” for some berths within the ministry and several other of these ministers went on to lose the polls yesterday.
For these asking my response to Congress’s bitter defeat:In 2019, I warned in opposition to allying with UBT, understanding it might damage the social gathering within the long-term. For 12 MVA ministerial berths & short-term positive factors, Congress sacrificed every part.
The irony? A lot of these ministers misplaced…
— Milind Deora | मिलिंद देवरा ☮️ (@milinddeora) November 24, 2024
“For these asking my response to Congress’s bitter defeat: In 2019, I warned in opposition to allying with UBT, understanding it might damage the social gathering in the long run. For 12 MVA ministerial berths & short-term positive factors, Congress sacrificed every part. The irony? A lot of these ministers misplaced yesterday,” he stated in a publish.
Maharashtra Election Outcomes
Congress was worn out in Maharashtra because the social gathering was diminished from 44 seats in 2019 to 16 within the 2024 elections.
Uddhav’s (undivided) Shiv Sena which gained 56 seats (in alliance with BJP) in 2019, additionally suffered huge defeat because it may solely win 20 seats this time in alliance with the MVA.
The Mahayuti gained 234 seats within the 288-seated Meeting, making a historic comeback to energy.