In a major setback the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh, the party lost all the three municipalities to opposition Congress. Results were declared on Monday. Results of elections in Nagar Palika Parishads Mandideep and Maihar and Nagar Parishad Isagarh have been declared. Congress candidates have been declared winners in all three urban bodies.
The Congress on Monday bagged the posts of president apart from an impressive number of seats in three local bodies of the state that went to polls on Friday.
The opposition party bagged more seats compared to the ruling BJP in the Maihar Nagar Palika (municipal council) in Satna district, Mandideep municipal council in Raisen district and Isagarh municipal council in Ashoknagar district.
The counting of votes
was held on Monday.
In Maihar, the Congress won 12 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party 11 and Bahujan Samaj Party one.
In Isagarh, the Congress tally was 11 and BJP four.
In Mandideep, the Congress won 13 seats to BJP’s 12. One Independent Councilor also won.
For election of members of Mawai Janpad Panchayat in Mandla district, Ashok Kumar Patta Rahangi, Sheela wife of Amrit lal, Premwati wife of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Marawi, Neeraj Yadav, Rajeshwari, Ashok Kumar Baghel son of Kashiram Baghel, Phoolwati daughter of Sukhiram, Bhagwati Marawi wife of Siyaram, Jamna Bai Kunjam, Pramod Manikpuri, Kamal Singh Patta son of Suddhu Singh, Saraswati Bai Dhurve, Shail Kumari and Sukro Bai Masram have been declared elected.
There were seven candidates for the chairman's position in Isagarh town council. While in Maihar there were 20 candidates for post of chairman of the municipal council and in Mandideep nine candidates were in fray for municipal council chairman's seat.
The results are a setback for the ruling party that has in the recent past registered impressive victory in the assembly by-polls.