Maharashtra bypoll | BJP takes lead after trailing initially
The Hindu
The NCP and the BJP are locked in a direct fight in the bypoll to Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly seat in Maharashtra's Solapur district
After trailing initially, BJP's Samadhan Autade took lead over his NCP rival in the counting being held on Sunday for the bypoll to Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly seat in Maharashtra's Solapur district. "At the end of the ninth round of counting, NCP candidate Bhagirath Bhalke bagged 24,027 votes, while BJP's Autade polled 26,255 votes, taking a lead of 2,228 votes," a district election official said. The NCP and the BJP are locked in a direct fight in the bypoll, which was necessitated following the death of NCP legislator Bharat Bhalke due to post-COVID-19 complications in November last year.More Related News
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