Panvel, Nov 17 (Agencies): Has the demonetisation move backfired for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)? The APMC Panvel election results have been declared and the BJP has lost all 17 seats. Peasants and Workers Party (PWP) won 15 seats, while Congress and Shiv Sena registered victory on one seat each in the Panvel APMC polls.

Notably, Congress won an APMC seat after 25 years. The Panvel APMC election results were announced on November 14. With the BJP losing all 17 seats in the Panvel APMC polls, questions are being raised whether the demonetisation move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the inconvenience to common man followed by the sudden decision didn’t go well for the BJP.

In a blow for the BJP, the saffron party faced defeat on all the 17 seats of the APMC polls. PWP, Shiv Sena and Congress contested election making an alliance and it worked out too. While the PWP bagged 15 seats, Shiv Sena and Congress won one seat each. “BJP lost all 17 seats in Panvel APMC election. These traders used to be their votes bank. Beginning of the end,” tweeted Preeti Sharma Menon, National Executive Member of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

After BJP’s defeat in APMC polls, many took to Twitter claiming the inconvenience to common man caused by the demonetisation decision is the root cause of saffron party’s loss in the polls. “First result of being a failure in the implementation of #DeMonetisation. BJP loses all 17 seats in panvel APMC polls,” said a twitterati.