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Mumbai:
BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday mentioned although Uddhav Thackeray took an excessive amount of efforts through the Lok Sabha elections marketing campaign, the allies Congress and NCP (SP) appear to have benefitted greater than his personal get together.
Mr Thackeray was not conserving nicely however he nonetheless campaigned exhausting, mentioned Mr Patil, a senior Maharashtra minister, at an occasion right here.
“Uddhav Thackeray’s well being was not in good situation, nonetheless he took numerous efforts. I used to be frightened about his well being. Nonetheless, the end result signifies that NCP (SP) and Congress benefitted extra from his efforts than his personal get together.
“When Thackeray was with BJP, his get together had received 18 Lok Sabha seats. With Congress and NCP (SP), he ended up profitable 9 seats. He must introspect,” Mr Patil additional mentioned.
Mr Thackeray’s Shiv Sena (UBT) contested 21 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats within the state however received solely 9.
Congress, alternatively, contested 17 and received 13. Congress chief and insurgent candidate in Sangli Lok Sabha constituency additionally received and later prolonged help to the get together. The NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) contested 10 seats and received eight.
Mr Patil additional taunted Mr Thackeray saying, “Thackeray additionally earned a tag of profitable because of the votes of minorities. An MNS chief has additionally put it succinctly, saying the color of Uddhav’s victory isn’t saffron however inexperienced.”
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