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Local body elections: Despite all the allegations of Congress, the popularity of BJP has not decreased. Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan claimed that even before the local body elections, 100 of its councilors were elected unopposed.
local body elections: Despite all the allegations by Congress, the popularity of BJP has not decreased. Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan claimed that even before the local body elections, 100 of its councilors were elected unopposed. Ravindra Chavan has claimed unopposed election of 100 councilors of the ruling party in Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats across the state ahead of the local body elections. He said that three candidates have been elected unopposed as chairpersons of municipal councils. Friday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations. Chavan said that due to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, more than 100 BJP councilors have been elected unopposed even before the voting. Of the 100 councilors, four are from the coastal Konkan region, 49 from North Maharashtra, 41 from Western Maharashtra and three each from Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.
Elections will be held on December 2
Elections for 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats are to be held on December 2. Counting of votes will take place on December 3. However, the electoral contest has been dominated by the uncontested victory of relatives of some BJP leaders, with a common template being the withdrawal of opponents from the field. Several relatives of senior BJP leaders, including ministers Girish Mahajan and Jaikumar Rawal, have been elected unopposed to local bodies. Opposition parties have alleged that BJP’s tradition of dynastic politics has now reached grassroots level elections. In Jamner, Sadhna Mahajan, wife of Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan, was elected unopposed for the post of Municipal Council President, after Congress candidate Rupali Lalwani and two NCP candidates withdrew from the fray.
Marketing Minister’s mother becomes Municipal Council President
Nayan Kunwar Rawal, mother of Marketing Minister Jaykumar Rawal, was elected without any contest as the president of Dondaicha-Warwade Municipal Council in Dhule district after the nomination of opposition candidate Sharayu Bhavsar was rejected. Bhavsar alleged that the nomination was rejected under pressure from the minister. Another major unopposed victory is that of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s cousin Alhad Kaloti in Chikhaldara Municipal Council. Congress leader Yashomati Thakur from Amravati district had alleged threats and inducements to ensure the return of competing candidates. Several relatives of ministers, MLAs and MPs, including Labor Minister Akash Phundkar, Textiles Minister Sanjay Savkare, Minister Ashok Uike, former MP Ramdas Tadas, MLA Mangesh Chavan and MLA Prakash Bharsakle, are either in the fray or have already been elected unopposed to posts in local civic bodies.
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