<<***The Congress won 73 out of a total 81 seats in the Nanded-Waghala municipal corporation, improving its previous tally of 41. The BJP, which had two corporators in the previous House, stood a distant second winning six.*** [Emphasis added.]
In another significant development, the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Muslimeen (AIMIM), which had bagged 11 seats in minority-dominated areas the last time, failed to win a single seat this time around. “Muslims have understood that the AIMIM cannot be an option to the BJP. They voted for the Congress,” said Maharashtra Congress President and former chief minister Ashok Chavan, the architect behind the party’s impressive victory. For Ashok Chavan, a tale of successive poll wins. Incidentally, ***almost all sitting corporators of the AIMIM who had switched over to the Congress just before the elections, retained their seats. Another indicator that the traditional ‘secular vote bank’ is veering towards the Congress, the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party, which had fought the election independently, too failed to open its account. The party had won seven seats last time.*** [Emphasis added.] With both the Congress and the BJP putting in all their might in the election battle, the latter’s warring ally, the Shiv Sena, which enjoys a better grassroot presence in the region, could win just one seat as compared to 12 [read: 14] victories the last time around. Incidentally, sitting Sena MLA Pratap Chikhlikar, who is seen as Chavan’s bitter rival, had openly backed the BJP’s bid to unseat Chavan’s hold over the municipality.>> (Source: <http://indianexpress.com/article/india/municipal-polls- congress-consolidates-non-bjp-vote-to-sweep-nanded-4887845/>.) Final tally, as it appears, is: Cong.: 73 (up from 41) BJP: 6 (up frpm 2) Shive Sena: 1 (down from 14) Independent: 1 MIM: 0 (down from 11) NCP: 0 (down from 10) Quite likely that (substantial portions of) votes from the MIM and NCP shifted to the Congress, and from the SS to the BJP. The issue, however, remains whether it's a straw in the wind or a black swan? Perhaps, only when there's a credible alternative to the BJP presented before the electorate it'd be able to attract stray chunks of anti-BJP votes. Sukla On 12 October 2017 at 18:34, Sukla Sen <[email protected]> wrote: > > [The Congress continues its rule over Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation > by winning majority seats. Results have so far been declared for 54 of the > 81 seats in Nanded and the Congress has won 49 of those. Till last count, > the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won three seats while the Shiv Sena > has secured a single seat. > ... > For the Congress, winning Nanded was a matter of prestige so much so that > Ashok Chavan parked himself in the constituency to ensure a win for the > party. In the last municipal election in Nanded, the Congress had secured > 41 of the 81 seats with the Shiv Sena a distant second with 14 seats. The > BJP had won only two seats while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won > 10 and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) won 11 seats.] > > http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nanded-municipal- > corporation-election-2017-results-today-live-updates- > bjp-congress-shiv-sena-fight/1/1066897.html > > Nanded Municipal Corporation Election 2017 results LIVE: Ashok Chavan > powers Congress to victory with 49 seats, BJP gets 3 > Results have been declared for 54 of the 81 seats in Nanded Municipal > Corporation and Congress has won 49 of them. > > IndiaToday.in | Edited by Kritika Banerjee > New Delhi, October 12, 2017 | UPDATED 17:59 IST > > Nanded municipal corporation election results will be announced > today.Nanded municipal corporation election results will be announced > today. Photo for representation: Reuters. > > HIGHLIGHTS > 1Counting of votes for 81 seats in Nanded municipal corporation underway > 2Congress has won 49 of the 54 seats, BJP gets three seats > 3Nanded is Lok Sabha constituency of former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan > > The Congress continues its rule over Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation > by winning majority seats. Results have so far been declared for 54 of the > 81 seats in Nanded and the Congress has won 49 of those. Till last count, > the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won three seats while the Shiv Sena > has secured a single seat. > > Nanded is the home turf of Congress leader and former Maharashtra chief > minister Ashok Chavan, who is an MP from the constituency. Congratulatory > messages have started pouring in for Ashok Chavan and Maharashtra Congress > on Twitter. > > It was a high-stakes battle for the BJP and the Congress in Nanded. > Although a Congress stronghold for the last 15 years, this time Maharashtra > Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis addressed a high-pitched rally in Nanded > days before the polling and targeted the Congress and the Shiv Sena. > > View image on Twitter > View image on Twitter > Follow > Maharashtra Congress ✔@INCMaharashtra > The return journey for Congress in Maharashtra has begun. Ashok Chavan > preponderates #BJP in Nanded MC elections.Cong wipes out #BJP. > JaiHo > 12:08 PM - Oct 12, 2017 > 155 155 Replies 627 627 Retweets 1,296 1,296 likes > Twitter Ads info and privacy > > "Entire Maharashtra is standing behind the BJP today. In the recent > elections to the 16 municipal corporations, the BJP came to power in 13. > There is no trace of the Congress. As far as the Sena is concerned, it is > not even in the race here. So, I do not feel the need to say anything much > about them," Fadnavis said. > > Follow > Ashok Gehlot ✔@ashokgehlot51 > Heartiest Congratulations to @INCMaharashtra on their victory in #Nanded > civic polls! #Maharashtra > 3:23 PM - Oct 12, 2017 > 11 11 Replies 86 86 Retweets 220 220 likes > Twitter Ads info and privacy > > For the Congress, winning Nanded was a matter of prestige so much so that > Ashok Chavan parked himself in the constituency to ensure a win for the > party. In the last municipal election in Nanded, the Congress had secured > 41 of the 81 seats with the Shiv Sena a distant second with 14 seats. The > BJP had won only two seats while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) won > 10 and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) won 11 seats. > > Follow > Congress ✔@INCIndia > Congratulations @INCMaharashtra on an impressive victory! @AshokChavanINC > https://twitter.com/INCMaharashtra/status/918365264177135616 … > 2:02 PM - Oct 12, 2017 > 142 142 Replies 448 448 Retweets 1,149 1,149 likes > Twitter Ads info and privacy > > This time, 578 candidates are contesting the election to Nanded Municipal > Corporation. Of the 81 seats, 41 are reserved for women, 15 for Scheduled > Caste candidates, two for Scheduled Tribe candidates and 22 seats for > Backward Class communities. Nanded Municipal Corporation has 3.96 lakh > registered voters of whom 60 per cent turned out to vote on Wednesday. > > In a first for Maharashtra, the state election commission used Voter > Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in a single ward during the > Nanded Municipal Corporation election. The counting of votes for the chosen > ward, Ward Number 2, will be done twice, once through electronic voting > machines (EVMs) and the next time through the VVPATs. > > (With inputs from Kamlesh Sutar) > > -- > Peace Is Doable > > > -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
