Thackeray brand rejected in BEST co-op polls: Fadnavis
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Pune: Chief minister
Devendra Fadnavis
on Wednesday said the attempt to project the Thackeray brand was rejected in the BEST employees' credit cooperative society elections, after the Uddhav- and Raj-backed panel failed to secure a single seat.
During an interaction with reporters in the city, Fadnavis said, "It was a credit cooperative society's polls, and I was of the opinion that it should not be politicised, but they (Thackerays) started politicising it. They said the Thackerays were reuniting and the Thackeray brand would win."
"People did not like it. Therefore, they failed to win even a single seat. At least in this election, they have been rejected.
I still maintain that I do not want to politicise this issue," Fadnavis added.
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For the first time after talks of a reunion between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief
Uddhav Thackeray
and his cousin, MNS chief
Raj Thackeray
, both parties came together for the 21-member body poll of the BEST employees' credit cooperative society. They backed the "Utkarsh" panel. It failed to even open its account.
Cabinet minister and chief of Mumbai BJP Ashish Shelar also criticised Thackerays for politicising the cooperative body's polls.
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He said, "We, as BJP, did not contest it. Shiv Sena (UBT) and MNS made it into a political issue, as a result they failed to open their account."
Union leader Shashank Rao's panel won a maximum of 14 seats. The Mahayuti-backed panel coordinated by BJP MLA Prasad Lad secured seven seats.
Shelar said, "This result is an example to show whom Mumbai residents are supporting. During the BMC polls, we are thinking of making Rao and Lad our star campaigners. The Thackerays should first deal with them before dealing with us."
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