Unexpected: Kharge, Rahul on Maharashtra poll results

On the Jharkhand results, Rahul Gandhi said that the victory of the INDIA bloc in the state is a victory of the protection of water, forest and land along with the Constitution

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the outcome of the Maharashtra Assembly elections was unexpected.

Reacting to Congress, Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) and NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance performance in Maharashtra polls, Kharge in a post on X wrote, "Maharashtra results are unexpected. The party is trying to understand the real reasons behind this result."

"We thank our leaders, workers and supporters. We are true representatives of the ideology of Chhatrapati Shivaji, Phule and Babasaheb Ambedkar. The fight is long and we will continue to raise the issues of the people," he said.

The BJP-Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Mahayuti alliance retained power in Maharashtra by sweeping the Assembly elections.