The NCP won councils in Loha, Kandhar, Degloor and Umri, while the BJP secured victories in Kundalwadi, Mudkhed and Bhokar.The ShivSena and Marathwada Janhit Party won two councils each, while Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress won one each.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. The civic bodies in Khultabad (Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district) and Loha (Nanded district) recorded the highest voter turnout of 82% each among 46 local self-governing bodies in Marathwada that went to polls on Tuesday.
BJP has come under fire from opposition parties after fielding six candidates from the same family for the upcoming LohaMunicipal Council elections in Nanded district.
Two masked men allegedly stabbed a 38-year-old man and snatched his gold chain and mobile phone in the LohaBazaar area near Purana Kabad Khana under Kotwali police station early Saturday morning.