BJP wins two seats in urban local bodies polls in Virudhunagar district
The Hindu
It was defeated in 115 out of the 117 wards it contested in Sivakasi and five municipalities
The BJP that went alone in the urban local bodies elections won two seats – one each in Sivakasi Corporation and Aruppukottai municipality – in Virudhunagar district.
Though its candidate Amutha Dharmarajan had been Chairperson of Virudhunagar municipality from 2001 when the party held three wards, the BJP could not open its account in Virudhunagar municipality this time.
T. Baskaran, 54, an industrialist, managed to win in Ward 33 of Sivakasi Corporation, by defeating AIADMK and Congress candidates. Mr. Baskaran, who has been a BJP sympathiser for the last five years, joined the party only five months back and was appointed party’s commercial wing functionary.
“I have been working with the youth for the several years and I have been known to the people of the eastern part of Sivakasi for my services for long,” he said.
Stating that the ward was held for four times by a Congress man, also named Baskaran, the BJP councillor-elect said he promised the voters that he would work like the late Congressman.
Besides taking care of the basic amenities in the ward, he would promote all Central-government welfare schemes among the voters. “In my personal effort, I would promote terrace gardening in my ward to help the people get quality vegetables to maintain good health,” he said.
Similarly, A. Muruganantham, 52, of Aruppukottai won on a BJP ticket from Ward 26 of Aruppukottai municipality, which was held by DMK town secretary A.K. Mani twice.