Scoring a successful hattrick, the BJP managed to retain the Pune Lok Sabha seat however with a diminished victory margin in comparison with its efficiency within the earlier two Lok Sabha elections. BJP candidate Murlidhar Mohol sailed by way of by defeating Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar by a margin of round 1.5 lakh votes — which is half of the victory margin within the final two elections.
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Mohol, former mayor of town, was anticipating a clean contest initially however Dhangekar gave him a scare after his win within the Kasba Meeting bypoll final 12 months when he defeated the BJP in its bastion.
There was not a lot of a vote distinction within the preliminary rounds of counting however Mohol began slowly gaining lead from throughout town and overtook Dhangekar in all of the Meeting segments. Each candidates didn’t flip up on the counting centre originally and Mohol arrived solely after he was sure of successful.
Supporters of Mohol celebrated the victory exterior the counting centre in addition to in Kothrud space however not many BJP leaders joined the celebrations citing not-so-good efficiency throughout the nation. “The victory in Pune is sweet however we’re upset with the outcomes throughout the nation because it was not as per our expectations,” mentioned BJP spokesperson Sandeep Khardekar.
The BJP had received the Pune seat within the earlier two Lok Sabha elections by over three lakh votes when Anil Shirole received in 2014 and Girish Bapat received in 2019. The saffron social gathering failed to keep up the identical lead this time. “I’m grateful to the voters of Pune for electing me to the Lok Sabha and I promise to make them proud with my efficiency,” mentioned Mohol after his win.
One other BJP chief mentioned the diminished victory margin will likely be a explanation for concern contemplating the Meeting elections and civic polls within the subsequent few months. “The result’s an alarm bell for us to enhance our efficiency earlier than going into the forthcoming elections,” he mentioned, including the social gathering will certainly do the mandatory evaluation of the outcome and work on it for future elections.
The elevated voting share on this election primarily within the Congress stronghold had raised concern for the BJP however the social gathering managed to have its presence in the complete metropolis together with the Congress strongholds.
Dhangekar thanked all his supporters for giving a powerful battle to the BJP in Pune. “I used to be anticipating to win. Nonetheless, the BJP received the seat with a margin lower than the earlier two elections which exhibits its declining power within the metropolis. Thus, the Congress will once more tackle the BJP within the Meeting and civic elections to offer a significantly better efficiency,” he mentioned.
By the way, there was no change within the final result of the Lok Sabha elections in Pune district compared to 2019. The BJP retained Pune seat whereas its ally associate retained Maval seat whereas the NCP-led by Sharad Pawar retained the seat of Baramati and Shirur. Three of the sitting MPs — Supriya Sule of NCP (SP) from Baramati, Amol Kolhe of NCP (SP) from Shirur, Shrirang Barne of Shiv Sena from Maval had been re-elected to the Lok Sabha. The one new face from Pune district within the Lok Sabha will likely be Mohol, the contemporary face as sitting BJP MP Bapat handed away final 12 months.
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