As vote counting for the Maharashtra civic polls continues Friday, consideration has turned to Nagpur’s 151 wards within the RSS stronghold.The Bharatiya Janata Occasion, a part of the ruling Mahayuti alliance is main and now past the mark of majority within the metropolis, based on traits.
The BJP is wanting snug with over 80 seats out of 151 in Nagpur.The Congress is trailing far behind, whereas no different Maha Vikas Aghadi constituent has reached double-digit figures within the counting to this point.
Nagpur recorded a voter turnout of 51 per cent within the civic polls held on Thursday, a civic official mentioned. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union minister Nitin Gadkari and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had been amongst those that solid their votes.The Nagpur Municipal Company has 151 seats throughout 38 wards. The BJP has 143 seats contesting , whereas its ally, the Shiv Sena, is fielding candidates in eight.The Congress has contested all 151 seats independently.Within the 2017 NMC elections, the BJP secured a sweeping victory with 108 of the 151 seats. The Congress gained 28 seats, the BSP 10, the undivided Shiv Sena two and the undivided NCP one.
