Maharashtra election results 2024: How Vidarbha region was crucial to Mahayuti win
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The agrarian belt of Vidarbha, located in eastern Maharashtra, has the second-highest number of Assembly seats after Western Maharashtra. The BJP has won 2 seats and is leading in 124 others, Eknath Shinde’s Shiv Sena has won one and is leading in 54 others, and Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party is ahead in 40. PTI Notably, the region is home to key BJP leaders like Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and Congress state chief Nana Patole. PTI Congress leader and former cabinet minister Anees Ahmed told The Times of India, “Vidarbha holds the key to power and this has been the case since Indira Gandhi’s time. Recognising Vidarbha’s importance, the BJP has fielded candidates in 47 of the 150 Assembly seats in the region, while the Congress has allocated about 40% of its 102 Maharashtra candidates to Vidarbha.

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PM Modi's Post-Victory Speech, Here's What He Said After the Assembly Election Results | ABP News

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In the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024 results, the "Mahayuti" alliance achieved a historic victory, surpassing expectations. While both Eknath Shinde and Devendra Fadnavis stated that the three alliance partners would decide this together, media speculation is rife. BJP’s solo performance of winning 132 seats, and pre-election statements suggesting that a BJP CM would be likely if the party crossed 100 …

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