Maharashtra: MVA-powered Congress ends BJP’s 28-year reign in Kasba

Updated On: 03 March, 2023 05:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Dharmendra Jore

Congress candidate zooms ahead with a margin of 11,040 votes, BJP retains seat in the by-poll of neighbouring Chinchwad in triangular contest

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Congress candidate Ravindra Dhangekar with supporters celebrates his victory in the Kasba Peth Assembly by-poll, on Thursday. Pic/PTI

The Congress, in association with the Maha Vikas Aghadi partners, has claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s traditional stronghold of Kasba Peth Assembly segment in Pune which went to by-poll on February 26. However, in the neighbouring Chinchwad bypoll, the BJP retained the seat beating the MVA candidate in a triangular contest.

BJP’S Ashwini Jagtap beat Nationalist Congress Party’s Nana Kate with a margin of over 40,000 votes. Independent Rahul Kalate finished third but ate into a sizeable share of the MVA. Both results were declared on Thursday in a competitive atmosphere that had its genesis in a fierce campaign and allegations of malpractice from both sides. Making it a matter of prestige, the BJP had put in all possible efforts in both segments, especially in Kasba Peth, where the MVA had promised to turn the tide.

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