‘EVM’s Victory’: MVA Cries Foul As Maharashtra Traits Recommend Huge Mahayuti Win, BJP Reacts – News18

Final Up to date:November 23, 2024, 11:51 IST

Sanjay Raut has alleged electoral manipulation as developments indicated the ruling Mahayuti alliance crossed the midway mark in Maharashtra’s election outcomes.

Because the developments indicated a large win for the ruling Mahayuti amid the counting of votes for Maharashtra polls, Shiv Sena UBT chief Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged some seats had been stolen. He additionally exuded confidence in his faction’s win and mentioned he had full religion within the individuals of the state.

“They’ve achieved some ‘gadbad‘ (mess), they’ve stolen a few of our seats,” Raut mentioned whereas speaking to reporters.

“This can’t be the general public’s choice. As soon as the outcomes are out, we are going to discuss extra,” he mentioned.

“In each election seat, money-counting machines had been put in. Is it potential that (Chief Minister) Eknath Shinde will get 60 seats, Ajit Pawar will get 40 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) will get 125 seats? The individuals of this state aren’t dishonest. We think about the individuals of Maharashtra,” Raut mentioned.

“From what we’re seeing, plainly one thing is mistaken. This was not the choice of the general public. Everybody will perceive what’s mistaken right here. What did they (Mahayuti) do this they’re getting greater than 120 seats? How is it that MVA is getting not even 75 seats in Maharashtra?”

On Friday, Raut had mentioned the MVA constituents have determined to accommodate all its newly-elected MLAs collectively in Mumbai after the Maharashtra election outcomes.

Echoing Raut, Congress chief Udit Raj, in an X put up, alleged, “So long as there are EVMs, elections can’t be honest. The election developments of Maharashtra clearly point out that that is the victory of EVM.”

In the meantime, BJP’s IT cell chief Amit Malviya, in an X put up on Saturday, wrote, “Eknath Shinde led Shiv Sena leads on 56 seats in comparison with mixed I.N.D.I Alliance, which is main on simply 49, as per ECI’s web site.”

A day after slamming the Congress following US prosecutors’ bribery and fraud expenses towards industrialist Gautam Adani, and referring to Hungarian-born US investor George Soros, Malviya, in one other put up, wrote, “George Soros and his henchmen can’t assist Rahul Gandhi and the Congress win elections in India.” (sic).

(On Thursday, Malviya questioned the timing of the fees, noting that it got here simply earlier than the Parliament session and Donald Trump’s impending presidency. “This raises a number of questions. That the Congress is prepared to be a prop within the palms of George Soros and his cabal speaks volumes,” Malviya wrote in an X put up, in response to Congress chief Jairam Ramesh’s declare that the indictment helps the celebration’s demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) investigation into alleged “Modani scams.”)

The Mahayuti contains the BJP, Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Get together (NCP), whereas the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) contains the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP).

MAHARASHTRA ELECTION RESULT 2024

The ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance appeared set to retain energy in Maharashtra and was main in 217 of the 288 meeting seats, as per figures of early developments within the counting.

The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi was stumbling, with its candidates main in simply 61 seats, as per the developments.

The counting of votes within the Maharashtra meeting elections started at 8 am Saturday.

The ultimate turnout within the polls, held on November 20, was 66.05 per cent, up from 61.1 per cent in 2019.

Within the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the BJP contested 149 meeting seats, Shiv Sena 81 seats, and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP fielded candidates in 59 constituencies.

Within the MVA mix, the Congress fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) put up 86 candidates.