As the Election Commission of India concluded announcing results for the 288 assembly constituencies in Maharashtra, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen achieved its first victory in the state, securing the Malegaon Central seat. According to the results announced by the Election Commission, AIMIM's candidate, Mufti Mohammad Ismail Abdul Khalique, won the Malegaon Central seat with 109,653 votes. He …
It might not be just pre-election rhetoric when BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis holds up the Dhule example. Seen as a bid to consolidate votes with "Batenge to katenge" and "vote jihad", the BJP might actually be wary of losing seats in the Maharashtra Assembly election to fractured voting. According to data provided by Fadnavis, it was due to en-bloc voting …