MVA was expected to sweep Vidarbha, but fell flat on its face

The ruling alliance bags 53 out of 62 seats; NCP (SP) totally wiped out, top Congress leaders, Uddhav Sena tumble

- Ramu Bhagwat

Apart from the landslide victory in the 2024 assembly polls, the big win in the Vidarbha region is the icing on the cake for Mahayuti comprising the BJP, Shinde Sena and the NCP (Ajit Pawar). The remarkable tally of 53 out of 62 seats in Vidarbha has surely given the alliance something more to cheer about.

The BJP has set a new record by bagging 45 seats, one more than the highest count recorded in 2014 during the maiden Narendra Modi tsunami. The results have come as a huge surprise for poll pundits of every hue as the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which was expecting a clean sweep in Vidarbha, had to bite dust.

Top leaders of the grand old party and Uddhav Sena have tumbled, while the NCP (SP) has been totally wiped out.