Maharashtra Assembly polls-2014: It’s clean sweep for BJP in Vidarbha
* BJP wins 44 out of total 62 seats establishing its clear dominance in the region, Congress biggest loser By Kartik Lokhande It was a ‘Super Sunday’ for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in true sense in Maharashtra as well as Vidarbha region. Continuing with its spectacular performance in Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year, BJP bagged as many as 44 out of total 62 seats of Legislative Assembly. Congress was reduced to be the biggest loser, followed by Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) registering a decline in their tallies in Vidarbha. In a never-before success, BJP had won all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha in the elections held earlier this year. Then, BJP and Shiv Sena alliance had secured a lead in 58 out of total 62 Assembly segments. Against this backdrop, it was anticipated that BJP-Sena alliance would outperform others in Assembly elections. However, BJP-Sena parted ways and so did Congress-NCP. As a result, these four parties cont...