Bharatiya Janata Party led Mahayuti registered grand victory in Municipal Council (MC) and Nagar Panchayat (NP) elections in Nagpur district. Of the 27 MCs and NPs, the Mahayuti stood victorious in 24 local bodies with BJP winning in 22 and Shiv Sena (Shinde) in two places. The most sensational fight was witnessed in Kamptee MC where, in a nail-biting finish, the BJP’s candidate Ajay Agrawal won by marginal lead. This is the first time that BJP won the Kamptee Municipal Council President elections. BJP won at 12 Nagar Panchayats and 10 MCs, Congress and Gondwana Gantantra Party (GGP) one each while Shiv Sena won one MC and one NP. Congress could win one seat of Mohpa while GGP succeeded in winning the president election at Butibori Municipal Council. Shiv Sena (Shinde) stood victorious at Parseoni and Ramtek while Peasant and Workers Party clinched Katol Municipal Council President post. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said, “The overwhelming success of the BJP was a victory of the (party) workers. This is a victory of our workers.

 

 

Thank you to the people who supported the BJP by maintaining faith in its development-oriented working style. The 22 MCs and NPs where BJP’s candidates won President elections include MCs: Wanadongri, Saoner, Kamptee, Mowad, Umred, Wadi, Narkhed, Khapa, Kalmeshwar-Bramhni, Digdoh (Devi) Nagar Panchayats: Kanhan-Pipri, Mahadula, Mouda, Bhiwapur, Bahadura, Kandri Kanhan, Bidgaon-Tarodi (Khurd), Besa-Pipla, Nildoh, Yerkheda, Kondhali and Godhani Railway.

 

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis described it as the major victory for BJP-led Mahayuti. Nagpur is the only district in Maharashtra where maximum MCs and NPs-27-went to polls. The two MCs Hingna and Kuhi did not have elections as their term has not yet ended. A senior BJP leader while talking to ‘The Hitavada’ about a week ago predicted that BJP would win in 22. According to him, the BJP could have won Katol too had the planning been done properly.