Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2 (ANI): Congress’s candidate Dhangekar Hemraj was main the BJP’s Hemant Narayan Rasane by 4,443 votes within the counting of votes for Kasba Peth Meeting constituency, whereas in Chinchwad, BJP’s Ashwini Laxman Jagtap was main Nationalist Congress Occasion’s Vitthal aka Nana Kate by 4,019 votes, as per the newest tendencies shared by the Election Fee (EC) on Thursday.
Impartial candidate from neighbouring Chinchwad Meeting constituency, Kalate Rahul Tanaji, was a distant third with 8,999 votes, as per the newest tendencies.
Talking to mediapersons, the Congress’ Maharashtra president Nana Patole talked up the celebration’s possibilities at Kasba Peth, saying, “The individuals of Pune have rejected all makes an attempt to undermine democracy via the usage of cash and intimidation.”
His comment was a veiled dig on the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena mix, which shaped the federal government within the state after the autumn of the MVA final 12 months.
“I’m assured that our candidate in Chinchwad will even win. There’s a neck-to-neck battle. We’re main in Kasba Peth,” he instructed reporters.
Amid the counting of votes, Kasba Peth BJP Candidate Hemant Rasane provided prayers at Shreemant Dagdusheth Haliwali Ganpati Temple in Pune.
The bye-elections had been held on February 27. (ANI)
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