‘Main Samandar Hun, Lautkar Wapas Aaunga’: Fadnavis’ 2019 comment goes viral after Mahayuti’s win

New Delhi: After Mahayuti’s massive victory in the 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ 2019 speech in the state assembly has gone viral on social media, where he had promised a comeback. “Mera paani utarta dekh more kinare par ghar mat basa lena, main samandar hoon lautkar wapas aaunga (When I see my waters receding, do not build a house on my shores, I am the sea and will return),” Fadnavis had said in the Maharashtra Assembly 5 years back in December 2019. And on November 24 2024, Maharashtra election results showed that he is back again.

Several social media users have shared the clip and showered praise on Devendra Fadnavis for the resounding victory. “Devendra fadnavis said main samandar hu laut ke aaunga and today he will prove it. Very happy with this man. Those who deserve will get it,” one social media user said, calling his win a “good comeback.”

Another wrote, “Devendra Fadnavis is back with a bang! Mera Paani utarta dekh, mere kinare par ghar mat basa lena, Mai Samandar hoon laut kar wapis aaunga.”

Meanwhile, talking to reporters after the victory, Fadnavis called it the victory of unity. “The people of Maharashtra have given us an unprecedented victory. This shows that people are with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In line with the slogan he gave ‘Ek hain toh safe hain’, people from all sections and communities voted for us unitedly.” .. This is the victory of Mahayuti, CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar and Ramdas Athawale, this is the victory of that unity”, said Fandvis.

Asked who will be the next CM of Maharashtra, the Deputy CM said, “There will be no dispute on the CM’s face. It was decided from day one that after the elections, the leaders of the three parties will sit together and decide on this decision will be acceptable to all, there is no disagreement about this.”

Maharashtra was colored like vivid saffron on Saturday with voters giving the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance a landslide victory over a faltering MVA. As votes were counted for the assembly elections in the two states, it was time for celebrations in the BJP, with the party poised to win 125 of the 149 seats it contested in the ruling state of Maharashtra. Along with its partners Shiv Sena and NCP, the ruling Mahayuti alliance could win 219 out of the 288 seats in the state, leaving the Congress-Shiv Sena(UBT)-NCP(SP) combine with just 51 seats.

In the ruling Mahayuti alliance, the BJP contested 149 assembly seats, the Shiv Sena 81 seats and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in 59 constituencies. In the MVA combine, Congress fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena(UBT) 95 and NCP(SP) 86.

The results will decide the electoral fate of 1,211 candidates in Jharkhand, including Soren, his wife Kalpana from Gandey, former CM and BJP state president Babulal Marandi from Dhanwar and ex-CM Champai Soren from Seraikela.