The opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) also managed to win only two seats in the region as its candidate Babaj🅘i Kale defeated NCP's Dilip Mohite Patil in Khe✅d-Alandi constituency in Pune district while Dilip Sopal defeated Shiv Sena's Rajendra Raut in Barshi constituency in Solapur.
The opposit🐲ion Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has suffered a significant rout in the sugarcane belt of western Maharashtra, as the ruling Mahayuti alliance bagged 53 of the 70 asse💦mbly seats in the region.
The Mahayuti, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and NCP, emerged as a formidabl🌠e force, leaving the MVA with just 12 seats in the western Maharashtra region, comprising constituencies across Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, Solapur, and Ahilyanagar districts.
The results of the ꧃November 20 state polls were announced on Saturday.
The Congress, which bagged 12 seats in the region in 2019, was the biggest loser this time as it managed to win only tw🎶o seats - Palus-Kadegaon constituency in Sangli which Vishwajeet Kadam managed to retain by defeating BJP's Sangram Deshmukh by 30,064 votes and Shrirampur in Ahilyanagar where Hemant Ogale defeat🌊ed Shiv Sena's Bhausaheb Kamble by 13,373 votes.
Congress bigwigs like Prithviraj Chavan, Balasaheb Thorat, Sangram Thopte faced defeats in their respective constituencies of Kara⭕d South in Satara, Sangamner in Ahilyanagar and Bhor in Pune district.
Out of the total 10 seats won by Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP) across the state, eight are in western Maharashtra: Ba🔯pusaheb Pathare (Vadgaon Sheri - Pune), Rohit Pawar (Karjat Jamkhed - Ahilyanagar), Narayan Patil (Karmala- Solapur), Abhijit Patil (Madha - Solapur), Raju Khare (Mohol - Solapur), Uttam Jankar (Malshiras), Jayant Patil (Islampur - Sangli) and Rohit Patil (Tasgaon - Sangli).
On the other side, most of the key leaders from the Mah🃏ayuti won their seats in the region.
In Baramati, NCP leader and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar defeated his nephew Yugendra Pawar of NCP (SP).
BJP leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil won in Shirdi and his party colleague Chandrakant Patil bagged Kothrud seat iဣn Pune.
Shivendraraje Bhosale of the BJP emerged victorious in Sata𝓀ra and party leader Subhash Deshmukh in Solapur South.
NCP leader Dilip𝓡 Walse Patil won in A🍃mbegaon seat in Pune district.
