Congress wins Nagpur MLC seat in setback for BJP
Congress candidate Abhijeet Wanjari won the Nagpur seat in the Maharashtra Legislative Council election, beating BJP's Sudhakar Kohale by 3,271 votes. Counting took about 40 hours and ended early Thursday. The result is being seen as a setback for the BJP in Nagpur.
ContextNagpur is the home city of the RSS, so the result is being read as a contest on a key BJP-linked stronghold. Legislative council seats in Maharashtra are decided by a limited group of voters, not the general public.
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