Cong wins BJP's 58-yr stronghold in MLC polls

December 04, 2020 15:50

Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjari

Congress candidate Abhijit Wanjari on Friday won the Nagpur division graduates' constituency election of the Maharashtra Legislative Council by defeating BJP's Sandip Joshi by a margin of 18,910 votes. This is a big setback to the BJP, as it had held the seat for the last 58 years.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari had also represented it for several years in the past. Wanjari defeated his nearest rival Joshi by securing 61,701 votes, while the latter bagged 42,791 votes. The counting for the votes had begun on Thursday and continued till Friday afternoon.

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