Actress Swara Bhasker's husband and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) candidate Fahad Ahmad wrote a short note for her after facing defeat in his maiden Maharashtra Assembly election. He lost the Anushakti Nagar Assembly seat by a margin of 3,300 votes to veteran politician Nawab Malik's daughter Sana Malik, a candidate of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
After the election results were announced on Saturday, both Fahad and Swara alleged manipulation in the counting of votes. Fahad Ahmad is a former member of the SP who joined the NCP (SCP) in October. An Aligarh Muslim University alum, Ahmad has been an active student politician and participated in the anti-CAA protests.
Fahad thanked Swara for supporting him and promised her to be a strong opposition leader in the constituency. "Thanks love for everything. I promise you I will never bow down against the hatred and will always fight for good, will contribute as good opposition leader to make my constituency a better place," he wrote on X. Fahad also shared a picture with Swara and their daughter along with the post. "P.S-their are two women behind my success, my wife and my daughter," he added.
After the poll results were announced, Fahad demanded a recount alleging manipulation. In an X post addressed to the Election Commission, he wrote, "I am coming after you". "This is rank manipulation. We demand a recount of rounds 16, 17, 18 and 19,” he added. “I was leading till 17th round, dilemma of 99% battery of CU (control unit) is still need to resolve (sic)," he added.