Gujarat local body polls: Several family members of Congress leaders face defeat

Several family members of Congress leaders including the son and niece of party MLA Punam Parmar faced defeat in the Gujarat local body polls.

Gujarat Congress's sitting MLA Niranjan Patel has been defeated by rival BJP candidates in two seats of Petlad municipality. Congress MLA was himself a candidate on two seats in regular election of Petlad municipality in Central Gujarat. He has been defeated in both ward number 3 and 5. Nikunj, the niece of Congress MLA Punam Parmar, has lost election in Tarapur seat of district panchayat. Punam Parmar's son Vijay has lost Taluka panchayat seat in Tarapur taluka election. Yash Kotwal, son of Congress MLA Ashwin Kotwal, has lost Chitariya seat of Vijaynagar Taluka panchayat. Yash was president of this Taluka panchayat previously. Ashiwn Kotwal is whip of Congress party in the State assembly.