Nagpur: When the BJP performed below expectations in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis took responsibility and even offered to resign.
The BJP high-command asked Fadnavis to continue and he worked on all the mistakes the saffron party committed in the Lok Sabha polls. As a result, Fadnavis led from the front and ensured that his party was ahead on his home-turn - Nagpur.
Two other reasons why the BJP did well in Nagpur was the presence of Union Minister and Lok Sabha MP Nitin Gadkari. Gadkari worked along with Fadnavis and ensured that the BJP benefits in the city and the district.
As per the Election Commission of India data, in the Nagpur Central seat, the BJP nominee Pravin Prabhakarrao Datke won with a margin of 11632 votes. In the Nagpur East seat, BJP nominee Krishna Khopde won by a margin of 115288 votes.
In the Nagpur South Assembly seat too, it was the BJP nominee Mohan Mate, who emerged triumphant by over 15,000 votes, as per the data of the Election Commission of India.
Fadnavis, who was contesting the polls from Nagpur South-West seat, won by a margin of 39710 votes.
The Congress nominee from Nagpur North seat Dr Nitin Raut won by a margin of 28647 votes while in Nagpur West seat, Congress candidate Vikas Thakre won by a slender margin of 5824 votes.
In Katol seat in the Nagpur district too, it was the BJP candidate Charansingh Thakar 38816 won by a margin of votes. He was pitted against Congress nominee Salil Deshmukh, son of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. Salil conceded defeat.
In Savner Assembly seat in the Nagpur district too, it was BJP nominee Ashish Deshmukh, won by a margin of 26,401 votes. He was pitted against Anuja Kedar, wife of former Maharashtra Minister Sunil Kedar. Anuja too conceded defeat.
