MIM stuns with twin wins in Maharashtra

MIM's Waris Pathan bagged 25,314 votes from Byculla in Mumbai, trouncing BJP strongman Madhukar G Chavan and ABS's Geeta Gawli

The Hyderabad-based Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Sunday notched two stunning victories in the Maharashtra assembly polls. This was the hyderabad based party's maiden political campaign in Maharashtra. 

Bagging 25,314 votes, MIM's Warish Yusuf Pathan won from Byculla in Mumbai, trouncing BJP strongman Madhukar G Chavan and Akhil Bharatiya Sena's Geeta Gawli.

MIM's Imtiyaz Jaleel, journalist turned politician, was elected from Aurangabad Central, defeating his nearest Shiv Sena rival Pradeep Jaiswal by 30,000 votes, said party spokerperson Danish Riyaz.

In Aurangabad East, MIM's Abdul Gaffar Qadari lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's Atul More by a margin of  over 4000 votes.

In Nanded South, MIM's Moin Akhtar was leading by over 4,000 votes over his nearest BJP rival Dilip Rao.

The party, headed by Asaduddin Owaisi, fielded 24 candidates in the state.