Palghar Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP leads, Shiv Sena third

Mangalore Today News Network

Maharastra, May 31, 2018 : The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajendra Gavit is leading in early trends in Maharashtra’s Palghar Lok Sabha constituency, where the counting of votes is underway on Thursday.

 

After the fourth round of counting, the BJP got 35000 votes, followed by the Bahujan Vikas Aghadi candidate who got 30,000 votes. The Shiv Sena got 26,000 votes and the Congress 9,000.

The bypolls are being seen as a dry run before the 2019 general elections for the BJP and the opposition.

They were necessitated after the death of sitting member of Parliament Chintaman Wanaga in Palghar, where the fight was multi-cornered with the BJP, Shiv Sena and local outfit Bahujan Vikas Aghadi in the fray.

The seat was held by the BJP and losing it could be seen as a setback for the party.

The Palghar battle became a matter of prestige for the BJP as its ally Shiv Sena challenged it by fielding the late Wanaga’s son Shrinivas. If the BJP wins the seat, it will be a big boost to chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and ensure that the BJP’s negotiating power with the Shiv Sena increases.

The by-election was held on May 28.


courtesy:HT