Green Party leader Nila Vikhe Patil, niece of Maharashtra BJP minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, has been elected to Sweden’s Parliament from the Stockholm City constituency.
Sweden election results
I am looking forward to contributing to the city and the country,” Nila was quoted as saying by news agency PTI . She served as a political adviser in the Swedish prime minister’s office during Stefan Lofven’s administration. She worked on finance, taxation and housing. The election result gave the opposition bloc a narrow majority in Parliament.
The 41-year-old Green Party politician was elected in Sweden’s national election held on September 13. She will be among the 349 members of the Riksdag, Sweden’s Parliament. “It feels nice to be a part of the 349-member Parliament. Nila has been active in Swedish politics for about 25 years and is associated with the Green Party. Sweden held its parliamentary election on September 13. The four opposition parties — the Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party and Green Party — won 176 seats in the 349-member Riksdag. The four parties that formed or supported the outgoing conservative-led government secured 173 seats. The Social Democrats were the largest party with 99 seats. Earlier reporting noted: Nila Vikhe Patil, Maharashtra Minister’s Niece, Elected To Sweden Parliament Nila Vikhe Patil, Maharashtra Minister’s Niece, Elected To Sweden Parliament Nila Vikhe Patil, Maharashtra Minister’s Niece, Elected To Sweden Parliament Earlier reporting noted: Nila Vikhe Patil, daughter of Maharashtra educationist Ashok Vikhe Patil, has been elected as a Member of Parliament from the Stockholm City constituency in the national election held on September 13. Earlier reporting noted: Nila, 41, said she was looking forward to contributing to the city and the country.
She said she wanted to represent people who could not vote and work towards creating better opportunities for children.
“I would like to be voice for those who cannot vote. I want to contribute to a society where every child gets a chance for a good future. We need a habitable planet with clean water, living nature and as few human-caused natural disasters as possible,” she added. She is the granddaughter of former Union minister Balasaheb Vikhe Patil and the great-granddaughter of Vithalrao Vikhe Patil, who founded Asia’s first cooperative sugar factory.
