BJP makes gain in Maha local body elections
The Morning Standard|September 20, 2022
IN the local body elections of gram panchayat, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party. While the NCP bagged second most seats, the Maha Vikas Aghadi as an alliance together, got the highest numbers of gram panchayats in Maharashtra.
SUDHIR SURYAWANSHI
BJP makes gain in Maha local body elections

After the change of power in the state, for the first time there were local elections.

The local body elections shows that the BJP still has a strong hold in Maharashtra with its bagging the highest numbers of gram panchayats that is 125, while the NCP continues to dominate its influence in the rural part of the state with winning the second largest gram panchayats that is 118.

This story is from the September 20, 2022 edition of The Morning Standard.

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