3-time loser turns tables on Congress heavyweight Prithviraj Chavan, BJP newbie topples another stalwart

Published On : 2024-11-24T13:38:35+0530 [ IST ] | Author : Mayur_Tembhare
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In a giant-killing act BJP's Atul Bhosale brought to a halt former CM Prithviraj Chavan's winning streak in Karad South constituency by a margin of nearly 40,000 votes. Chavan received 1,00,150 votes while Bhosale polled 1,39

Bhosale was defeated by Chavan in the last three elections but hectic campaigning by union home minister Amit Shah likely helped his cause this time.

In Jalna district's Ghansawangi sitting MLA and former cabinet minister Rajesh Tope of NCP (SP) lost toHikmat Udhanof Shiv Sena. Tope had won three consecutive terms from this seat.

In Latur rural sitting Congress MLA Dhiraj Deshmukh the youngest son of late chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh lost to MLC Ramesh Karad of BJP. Karad received 1,12,051 votes while Deshmukh got 1,05,456 votes. Karad unsuccessfully contested assembly polls from Latur rural in 2009 and

In north Maharashtra three political heavyweights - Congress Balasaheb Thorat from Sangamner state Congress working presidentKunal Patil from Dhule rural and former tribal welfare minister KC Padavi - suffered losses.

Two of these defeats were handed by debutants. In Sangamner BJP's Amol Khatal who ran an internet cafe and was a political unknown before the polls beat Thorat by a margin of 10,560 votes. Thorat hoped for a ninth straight

In Dhule rural debutant Raghavendra Bhadane-Patil of the BJP beat Kunal Patil by a margin of more than 66,000 votes. Raghavendra is the son of Dnyanjyoti Bhadane-Patil and Dattatraya Bhadane-P

"The plan to pick Raghavendra was welcomed by party workers here. We managed to end our losing streak," said Gajendra Ampalkar BJP Rural Unit President.

Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles

Tags : Eknath Shinde , Raghavendra Bhadane , ministerlate chief minister vilasrao deshmukh , Congress , Bhosale , In Jalna , Shiv Sena , State Legislature , Dattatraya Bhadane , Notably ,

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