Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole Refutes Resignation Rumors After Election Setback

Patole denies stepping down, questions election results, and plans strategy discussions with party leadership following Congress's poor performance.

Nana Patole, Maharashtra Congress president, has dismissed rumors of his resignation after the party's poor showing in the state assembly elections.
The Congress, part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, won only 16 of the 101 seats it contested, while the ruling Mahayuti coalition secured a landslide victory with 235 seats.
Patole narrowly retained his Sakoli seat with a margin of just 208 votes, a sharp decline from his 2019 performance.
He expressed concerns over the election results, citing significant discrepancies in vote counts between simultaneous Lok Sabha bypolls and assembly elections in some constituencies.
Patole plans to meet Rahul Gandhi and hold discussions with newly elected MLAs and defeated candidates to analyze the results and strategize for the future.