"BJP's Core Voter Base Did Not Like Alliance With NCP": Devendra Fadnavis

The Maharashtra deputy chief minister said the BJP's reverses in the state in the Lok Sabha polls were because of poor vote transfer from the Ajit Pawar-led party. He said 80% of the voter base is now convinced about the need for such "political compromises".

The BJP's reverses in Maharashtra in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls were due to poor vote transfer from the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday.

The BJP's "core voter base" did not like the alliance with the NCP, though "80 per cent" are now convinced about the need for such "political compromises", he added.

The ruling alliance, which comprises the BJP, NCP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena, managed to win just 17 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The BJP won nine seats, down from 23 in the 2019 polls.