MUMBAI: Saying he was assuming full responsibility for BJP’s dismal performance in the Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra , where its tally dropped from 23 in 2019 to just nine, deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis announced on Wednesday that he would request the party brass to relieve him of his responsibilities in the Eknath Shinde-led govt.
Fadnavis said, “No matter how many statistics I present, since I was leading the party in the state, I take full responsibility. I accept that I personally fell short and I will take steps to make up for these shortcomings.” Addressing the media at the BJP state headquarters in Mumbai, he said, “I shall request the party leadership to relieve me of govt responsibilities so that I can work full-time for the party in view of the upcoming assembly elections. Whatever is required to be done in govt shall be done by our team,” he said.
Reacting to Fadnavis’ statement, CM Shinde said that the electoral defeat was a collective responsibility and that he would talk to Fadnavis soon.
Fadnavis in his press meet admitted to mistakes in failing to assess the anti-incumbency factor while deciding on LS poll candidates, such as farmer issues not being fully addressed including the onion price issue. He said there were global issues with regard to soyabean and cotton, and while the govt did announce compensation, not all of it could be distributed on account of the election code of conduct.
Elections, he said, had a certain arithmetic. Thus, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP secured 27.8% of the vote share and won 23 seats. However, this time BJP secured 26.2% vote share, a decline of less than 1.5% over last time, but it got only nine seats. On the other hand, Congress got a 17% vote share this time as against 16.4% in the last LS elections but won 13 seats against one in 2019. In fact, BJP secured two lakh additional votes in Mumbai this time, Fadnavis said.
Fadnavis said, “No matter how many statistics I present, since I was leading the party in the state, I take full responsibility. I accept that I personally fell short and I will take steps to make up for these shortcomings.” Addressing the media at the BJP state headquarters in Mumbai, he said, “I shall request the party leadership to relieve me of govt responsibilities so that I can work full-time for the party in view of the upcoming assembly elections. Whatever is required to be done in govt shall be done by our team,” he said.
Reacting to Fadnavis’ statement, CM Shinde said that the electoral defeat was a collective responsibility and that he would talk to Fadnavis soon.
Fadnavis in his press meet admitted to mistakes in failing to assess the anti-incumbency factor while deciding on LS poll candidates, such as farmer issues not being fully addressed including the onion price issue. He said there were global issues with regard to soyabean and cotton, and while the govt did announce compensation, not all of it could be distributed on account of the election code of conduct.
Elections, he said, had a certain arithmetic. Thus, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP secured 27.8% of the vote share and won 23 seats. However, this time BJP secured 26.2% vote share, a decline of less than 1.5% over last time, but it got only nine seats. On the other hand, Congress got a 17% vote share this time as against 16.4% in the last LS elections but won 13 seats against one in 2019. In fact, BJP secured two lakh additional votes in Mumbai this time, Fadnavis said.
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