Mumbai: Veteran politician Sharad Pawar has managed to retain the support of NCP workers at the grassroots level, with his led NCP (SP) winning 8 of the 10 Lok Sabha seats contested in Maharashtra and an impressive strike rate of 80 per cent. Has attained. cent.
In contrast, the Nationalist Congress Party, led by his estranged nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won only one of the four seats it contested and recorded a strike rate of 25 per cent.
Interestingly, the Congress, which had won only one Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra in the 2019 elections, made an impressive comeback, winning 13 of the 17 seats it contested, with a strike rate of 75 per cent.
Notably, most of the constituencies won by the NCP (SP) are from western Maharashtra, Pawar's traditional stronghold.
The Ajit Pawar-led NCP emerged victorious only in Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency, where party state unit president Sunil Tatkare defeated his Shiv Sena (UBT) rival Anant Geete.Baramati was among the eight seats won by the NCP (SP), which saw an interesting family fight between Sharad Pawar's daughter and sitting MP Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar.
The BJP, which contested 28 seats, won only 9 seats with a strike rate of 31 percent.
BJP's ally Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, contested 15 seats and won 7 with a strike rate of 45 percent.
On the other hand, the rival Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray recorded a strike rate of 41 per cent, winning only 9 of the 21 seats it contested.
Notably, Sangli constituency was won by independent candidate Vishal Patil, who is a Congressman.Of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Congress' Maha Vikas Aghadi collectively won 30 seats, while the grand alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP remained limited . to 17.
In contrast, the Nationalist Congress Party, led by his estranged nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, won only one of the four seats it contested and recorded a strike rate of 25 per cent.
Interestingly, the Congress, which had won only one Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra in the 2019 elections, made an impressive comeback, winning 13 of the 17 seats it contested, with a strike rate of 75 per cent.
Notably, most of the constituencies won by the NCP (SP) are from western Maharashtra, Pawar's traditional stronghold.
The Ajit Pawar-led NCP emerged victorious only in Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency, where party state unit president Sunil Tatkare defeated his Shiv Sena (UBT) rival Anant Geete.Baramati was among the eight seats won by the NCP (SP), which saw an interesting family fight between Sharad Pawar's daughter and sitting MP Supriya Sule and Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar.
The BJP, which contested 28 seats, won only 9 seats with a strike rate of 31 percent.
BJP's ally Shiv Sena, led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, contested 15 seats and won 7 with a strike rate of 45 percent.
On the other hand, the rival Shiv Sena faction led by Uddhav Thackeray recorded a strike rate of 41 per cent, winning only 9 of the 21 seats it contested.
Notably, Sangli constituency was won by independent candidate Vishal Patil, who is a Congressman.Of the total 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) and Congress' Maha Vikas Aghadi collectively won 30 seats, while the grand alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar-led NCP remained limited . to 17.
