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BMC polls updates: Sena leading on 39 seats, BJP on 25

The Shiv Sena is leading on 39 and BJP on 25 in the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, as per the…

PTI | Mumbai | February 23, 2017 6:04 am

BMC polls updates: Sena leading on 39 seats, BJP on 25

The Shiv Sena is leading on 39 and BJP on 25 in the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, as per the latest trends.

Besides, the Congress is leading on 9, NCP on 2 and MNS on 3 seats, a State Election Commission official said.

Counting got underway for polls to 10 civic bodies, including cash-rich BMC, and 25 zilla parishads and 283 panchayat samitis across Maharashtra at 10 AM.

# India

BJP mocks Sanjay Raut for ‘something’s fishy’ remarks on poll failure

Earlier on Saturday, Sanjay Raut expressed grave concerns about the election results saying, “They (Mahayuti) have done some ‘gadbad’. Kuch to gadbad hai (Something's fishy).

# India

MP minister Ramniwas Rawat loses to Cong rival in bypolls

In a major setback to the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh, party candidate and state Forest Minister Ramniwas Rawat lost to his Congress rival Mukesh Malhotra by more than 7,000 votes on Saturday in the Vijaypur bypoll.

# India

BJP retains Kedarnath seat in bypoll victory

Congress nominee Manoj Rawat, who had previously won the seat in 2017, managed only 18,192 votes (33.42 per cent). Independent candidate Tribhuvan Singh also played a significant role, securing 9,266 votes (17.1 per cent) and reportedly diverting a substantial portion of Congress' voter base.