Amit Thackeray completed a distant third in Mumbai’s Mahim seat
Mumbai:
Following a defeat in his electoral debut, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray’s son Amit has mentioned he accepts the mandate. The 32-year-old mentioned he didn’t contest this election as a “prince”, however as a standard activist combating for Maharashtra and its folks.
Amit Thackeray contested the election from Mumbai’s Mahim seat and completed a distant third. His uncle Uddhav Thackeray’s social gathering, Shiv Sena (UBT) gained the seat with Mahesh Baliram Sawant clinching a slim victory with a margin of 1,316 votes.
“I humbly and respectfully settle for the decision given by my folks within the meeting elections in the present day. For the previous a number of years, I’ve seen folks wrestle for primary wants on this ward. We must always write a brand new chapter for growth and alter within the ward. With this intention, I entered this election,” Amit Thackeray mentioned in a put up in Marathi on X.
The younger chief this defeat has taught him that he has to work laborious to achieve the religion of the folks.
“This battle of mine was by no means to achieve political energy… As a result of this battle was not of any prince, it was of an strange activist who fights for all, for our folks, for our Maharashtra’s brilliant future. I simply needed to place a smile of satisfaction in your face,” he has mentioned.
Amit Thackeray mentioned this was not the tip of his journey however the starting. “Because of all of the voters who confirmed their religion and voted for me. Your religion won’t go wasted. I promise – I’ll all the time attempt to satisfy your goals, to come back true to your beliefs. As a result of my battle is so lengthy and we are going to win it collectively,” he mentioned.
The MNS, as soon as a formidable power in Maharashtra politics, has seen its affect diminish over the previous two state polls. After profitable 13 seats within the 2009 polls, the social gathering slumped to 1 win within the 2014 and the 2019 elections. This time, it did not open its account regardless of contesting 125 seats and cornered simply 1.5 per cent voteshare.