Congress May Hit 100 In Lok Sabha With Maharashtra

The grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister Vasantdada Patil, Vishal Patil won the Lok Sabha election from the Sangli seat. The Congress, which vastly improved its performance but stopped short of a century in Lok Sabha results announced on Tuesday. It has added one more MP to its tally.

Vishal Patil, a Congress rebel who won as an independent candidate from Maharashtra, extended support to the party on Thursday. The Congress won 99 seats in the election. “With Vishal Patil’s support, the Congress’s strength will go up to 100 in Lok Sabha.” Congress MLA Vishwajit Kadam, who had fought for him within the party, said.

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Grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister Vasantdada Patil won

The grandson of former Maharashtra chief minister Vasantdada Patil, Vishal Patil won the Lok Sabha Elections from the Sangli seat, defeating the BJP’s Sanjaykaka Patil. He had rebelled and contested as an independent after the Sangli parliamentary seat was assigned to the Shiv Sena-UBT in the seat-sharing arrangement among the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners. In a post on X, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said, “Welcoming the support of elected MP from Sangli, Shri Vishal Patil to the Congress party”.

The Uddhav Thackeray Sena faction’s move to announce its own candidate even before a seat pact. He had caused some friction in the Maharashtra opposition alliance. The Congress had repeatedly appealed to the Sena to reconsider its decision. Vishal Patil and Vishwajit Kadam met Mr Kharge and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi yesterday, and the independent MP handed over his letter of support to the party.

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