As the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena failed to make a mark in the recent assembly polls, its party chief Raj Thackeray released his first reaction to the same. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the MNS chief aired in a veiled manner his disappointment over the party’s performance in the state. He stated, “Unbelievable… That’s all for now.”

Significantly, the statement by the MNS chief comes after his party failed to register even a single mark in the recently held Maharashtra assembly elections. While the results of the polls have been announced today, all eyes were glued on the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, which has announced that he will go solo in the polls. Firstly, Raj Thackeray’s son Amit Thackeray also announced his electoral debut in the 2024 polls; however, the party failed miserably even to garner a single seat in the assembly polls.

Amit Thackeray, who has contested from the Mahim seat, came third with over 33,062 votes in his favour. He had lost to Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Mahesh Baliram Sawant.

Earlier, using X (formerly Twitter), Amit Thackeray (in Marathi) said that he humbly accepts the decision taken by the voters. He stated, “I humbly and respectfully accept the vote given by my people in the assembly elections today. Since many years have seen the struggle of people for the very basic needs of this assembly. With the thoughts that arose from this struggle, we should write a new chapter for the development and change of the congregation only for this purpose.

This decision teaches me that there is still much work to be done. Still have to work hard. I have to prove my performance by fighting more. We still have to work hard to earn your trust. My struggle was never to gain political power… because this struggle is not for a prince… but was that of a common worker – working for all, for our people, for the bright future of our Maharashtra. I just wanted to bring a smile of satisfaction to your face. Today’s decision is not the end of my journey; there is a new beginning,” he added.