Maharashtra Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: Poll results point to a receding Modi wave in state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CM Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis during a roadshow in May. File pic

Has the ‘Modi wave', as named by the saffron camp, fizzled out unlike previous years? The trend in this year's general election appears to be hinting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is losing its grip over the state.

According to the statistics, of the 19 parliamentary constituencies that Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited in Maharashtra, the BJP and Mahayuti candidates in 15 of them have lost. This includes 18 rallies/public meetings and one road show. The saffron alliance led by Modi managed to win only three of the constituency seats where the PM visited.

Of the 48 seats in the state, the BJP, Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), NCP (Ajit Pawar) and partners, together known as Mahayuti Aghadhi, managed to secure only 18 seats. This is down from the Lok Sabha elections of 2019, where the BJP and undivided Shiv Sena alliance bagged 41 seats.

Taking a jibe at Modi, Uddhav Thackeray at a press conference said, "In the majority of constituencies where PM Modi visited, the BJP and Mahayuti candidates lost. Hence we wish that Modiji must visit more and more, it will benefit us."

"This is because the local issues gained more importance across Maharashtra. Consolidation of minority votes showed more impact in Maharashtra as they got a good option of MVA. The discussion of Maratha reservation, as well as changing the Constitution, became effective," said political analyst Abhay Deshpande.

PM Modi's rallies and poll results

Chandrapur
BJP's Sudhir Mungantiwar defeated by Congress' Pratibha Dhanorkar

Beed
BJPs Pankaja Munde defeated by NCP (SP) Bajrang Sonawane

Nanded
BJP's Prataprao Chikhalikar lost to Congress' Vasantrao Chavan

Mumbai North East (road show)
BJP's Mihir Kotecha defeated by Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Sanjay Dina Patil

Kalyan
Mahayuti (Shiv Sena) candidate and CM Eknath Shinde's son Dr Shrikant Shinde won, defeating Shiv Sena (UBT)'s Vaishali Darekar-Rane

Dindori
BJP's Bharati Pawar defeated by NCP (Sharad Pawar) candidate Bhaskar Bhagare

Mumbai South Central (Shivaji Park)
Mahayuti (Shiv Sena) candidate Rahul Shewale defeated by Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Anil Desai

Wardha
BJP candidate Ramdas Tadas defeated by NCP (SP) candidate Amar Kale

Ramtek
Raju Parve of Mahayuti (Shiv Sena) lost to Congress' Shyamrao Barve

Kolhapur
Mahayuti (Shiv Sena) candidate Sanjay Mandlik lost to Chhatrapati Shahaji Shahu of Congress

Solapur
BJP's Ram Satpute defeated Congress's Praniti Shinde

Satara
BJP's Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhonsle won against Shashikant Shinde of NCP (SP)

Pune
BJP's Murlidhar Mohol won against Ravindra Dhangekar of Congress

Madha
BJP's Ranjeetsingh Nimbalkar defeated by NCP (SP)'s Dhairyasheel Mohite-Patil

Parbhani
Sanjay Jadhav (Bandu) of Shiv Sena (UBT) defeated Mahayuti (Rashtriya Samaj Paksha) candidate Mahadev Jankar

Osmanabad (Dharashiv)
Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar of Shiv Sena (UBT) defeated Mahayuti (NCP-Ajit Pawar) candidate Archana Patil

Latur
Dr Shivaji Kalge of Congress leading against Sudhakar Shrungare of BJP

Nandurbar
Advocate Gowaal Padvi of Congress defeated BJP's Heena Gavit