Overview
- Devendra Fadnavis said the verdict rejects Congress’s ‘vote chori’ narrative and credited public faith in Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar and the NDA’s leadership.
- Fadnavis, who campaigned in Bihar, said the alliance expected to cross 160 seats but the final tally far exceeded that projection, calling it a clear pro-incumbency result.
- Election Commission data showed AIMIM winning five seats, Congress winning one and leading in four, and Left parties winning seats, underscoring Congress’s weak showing.
- Maharashtra leaders Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and BJP MP Ravi Kishan attributed the win to Amit Shah’s campaign strategy, Nitish Kumar’s governance and NDA welfare programs.
- Opposition figures, including Congress’s Harshwardhan Sapkal and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut, alleged ‘vote theft’ and voter deletions through the SIR process, claims the BJP dismissed.