Setback for Uddhav? Shiv Sena luggage much less votes than NOTA in Goa, UP, Manipur

By PTI

MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena bagged much less votes than those which went to NOTA in Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, Election Commission information exhibits.

The Sena, which is in energy in Maharashtra in alliance with the NCP and Congress, had contested Assembly elections in these three states however drew a clean.

In Goa, the Sena had fielded candidates in 10 seats.

All of them misplaced deposit.

Sena candidates obtained lower than 100 votes in Cortalim (55 votes), Quepem (66), Vasco-Da-Gama (71) and Sanquelim (99).

`None of the Above’ or NOTA possibility secured 1.12 per cent of whole votes polled in Goa, whereas the Sena bagged a mere 0.18 per cent votes.

In Manipur, the Shiv Sena contested six seats.

The NOTA secured 0.54 per cent votes within the northeastern state whereas the Sena bagged 0.34 per cent.

In Uttar Pradesh, the Sena had bagged 0.03 per cent votes as of Thursday night, whereas NOTA has amassed 0.69 per cent votes.

About its dismal efficiency, Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut mentioned his occasion obtained much less votes than NOTA as a result of it fell “short of (currency) notes”.

“The Sena received less votes than NOTA because we could not manage `notes’ used by the BJP. Still we contested in Goa and Uttar Pradesh. Our fight will continue. Victory or defeat is not the end, it is the start. We will continue to work,” the Sena MP mentioned.

The occasion had deployed a battery of leaders together with Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray for campaigning.

Aaditya Thackeray campaigned in Goa and Uttar Pradesh.

Sanjay Raut, Vinayak Raut, Arvind Sawant and Mumbai mayor Kishori Pednekar additionally campaigned in Goa.

But the occasion didn’t make a foray within the neighbouring state although Goa has a large Marathi-speaking inhabitants.

Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday mentioned outcomes of the simply held meeting polls, the place the BJP emerged victorious in 4 of the 5 states that voted, is not going to affect the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) authorities within the state.

Unfazed by the Shiv Sena’s poor efficiency in states, the place the occasion had fielded candidates, he mentioned it was only the start of an electoral journey for the Maharashtra-based outfit.

The Shiv Sena bagged much less votes than those which went to NOTA (not one of the above) in Goa, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, Election Commission information confirmed.

The Sena, which is in energy in Maharashtra in alliance with the NCP and the Congress, had contested Assembly elections in these three states however drew a clean.

Talking to reporters right here, Thackeray mentioned the Shiv Sena will contest elections from the gram panchayat degree to Parliament in quest to increase its organizational base.

“This is just a beginning,” he mentioned, including “the Shiv Sena will win one day.”

The Sena minister had campaigned for occasion candidates in Goa and Uttar Pradesh.