It is a million dollar question whether Congress is going to make a clean sweep in local urban bodies’ poll in state or not. With already capturing 8 out of total 10 Mayoral posts across the state, only impediment for the ruling Congress to wipe out saffron party from the civic bodies is said to be the Municipal Corporation Korba where till now Congress is lesser in numbers compared to the BJP.
None of the political party in the Korba corporation succeeded in achieving magical figure of 34 in 67- member house.
Elections in only two of the Corporations in the state are yet to be held and there is no confusion of retaining Mayoral post in Ambikapur Municipal Corporation.
Renu Agrawal, the spouse of Revenue Minister Jaisingh Agrawal is the outgoing Mayor here and Agrawal is said to be well determined to retain the Mayoral seat of Korba this time too.
Though, Congress is said to have upper hand in Korba following two of the Communist Party Marxist (CPM) Corporators deciding to support it, it will not be a cake walk for the party, sources said.
With CPM Corporators announcing to support the Congress’s Mayoral candidate now there is a neck to neck contest as in 67 member house at present both Congress and BJP have support of 31 Corporators.
Elections are to be held on January 10 and hectic political activities are on in this industrial city of Korba.