The Maharashtra council polls for 10 seats resulted in a nail-biting finish with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) yet again trumping over tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) - after the Rajya Sabha polls - by winning five out of ten seats. In what could be an alarming situation for the State government, three MLAs each from Congress and Shiv Sena cross-voted in a secret ballot held on Monday.
The BJP did not miss the opportunity to warn that the results will ensure the beginning of a change and we will not stop until we bringing a people-friendly government in the State.
The BJP did not only win five seats but managed to win 134 votes of MLAs – an increase of 10 votes - by snatching almost 21 votes more than its actual strength on 113 in the assembly. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) which has a strength of 53, won 57 votes of first preference, ensuring support of independents to the party.
