Sena UBT to challenge Mumbai North West seat result in court

Sena UBT to move court over 48-vote case PTI Mid-Day Mumbai By Sanjana Deshpande Published Jun 17, 2024 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray announced that the party will seek legal recourse regarding the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat result. [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Thackeray claimed that victory was unfairly taken from their candidate, Amol Kirtikar, due to misuse of official machinery, & a petition will be filed in court [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

The contested seat saw Amol Kirtikar lose by a narrow margin of 48 votes to Ravindra Waikar of the rival Shiv Sena faction led by Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde. [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

Thackeray labelled the result a "fraud" and stated that if election process were free & fair, BJP would not have won 240 Lok Sabha seats but rather only 40 [{ "selector": ".imaoe-a", "duration": "1000ms", "fill": "forwards", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-309px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

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