In a major jolt to MVA Government, BJP wins two Council seats

One of the seats was earlier held by Shiv Sena.

In a major jolt to the tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) Government in Maharashtra, the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has won both the Council seats for which the election was held on December 10. One of the seats was earlier held by the Shiv Sena. With this victory, the BJP has won four of the six Council seats while the rest of the seats were already declared unopposed.

“This victory has busted the myth that the MVA can win any election if all three parties contested unitedly,” said former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Devendra Fadnavis. Of the six, one seat each went to the Sena and the Congress.

The term of eight sitting MLCs is set to expire in January. However, with regard to the local authorities’ constituencies election, the ECI’s guidelines say if at least 75% of them in the constituency are functioning and in addition at least 75% of the electorate are available, then the electorate is treated as available for electing MLC. Only five of the local authorities fulfil the criteria leading to election to only six seats instead of eight.