Congress emerges winner in Solapur Corp polls

Congress emerges single largest party in the Solapur Municipal Corporation election, reports Yogesh Joshi.

Despite tough fight from the NCP, the Congress party emerged single largest party in the Solapur Municipal Corporation election with the party winning 40 seats in the 98 seats house.

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Even as the congress is short of only 10 seats to control the corporation, party leaders are confident of ruling the civic body once again on the basis of taking support from the independent candidates, who have won 10 seats, and other like minded parties like CPI and CPM.

Nationalist Congress party led by Vijay Sinh Mohite Patil fought the election bittely with congress. However it could bag 14 seats, while the no-alliance between the BJP and Shiv Sena coasted the saffron alliance dearly. BJP bagged 15 seats while Shiv Sena won only nine seats.

During the last term also, Solkpaur Municipal Corporation was ruled by Congress while NCP and other like minded parties like CPI and CPM had share in the power. For the first time after 18-years of alliance, the BJP and Shiv Sena candidates contested the elections separately following the seat sharing formula between both the parties failed.

In the election arena there might have been bitter fight between Congress and NCP, leaders of Congress party however later maintained that their party will welcome all those who have secular mindset. City Congress President Dharma Bhosale told HT that "Congress will take other like minded and secular parties along with it while ruling the Solapur Corporation.

Now the election results are out, Solpaur civic body is all set to get new woman mayor. As per the new reservation slots, Solaur Corporation will have woman mayor from the unreaserved category.

Election Results

Solpaur Municipal Corporation total seats 98Congress - 40NCP- 14BJP - 15Shiv Sena -09Janasurajya Aghadi- 03BSP- 02RPI - 02CPM- 02CPI- 01Independents- 10