Congress sweeps municipal elections in Nanded

Congress, which shares power with NCP at the state level, went alone in elections to the 81-member Nanded Municipal Corporation, held yesterday.

While NCP secured 10 seats, Shiv Sena got 14 and BJP won on 2 seats.

Reacting to the victory, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan who led the party in the polls, said the win was possible due to "teamwork" among Congress workers.

"I will give all credit to party workers. The victory was a result of teamwork and stress on developmental issues and inspiration of our leader Sonia Gandhi," Chavan said, terming the results a victory of "people's power"

NCP leader Pratap Chikhlikar, a staunch rival of Chavan in Nanded, alleged that Congress "used money power" to win the elections.

Nanded is the home constituency of Chavan and the polls were considered crucial for his political future.

Chavan has been looking at consolidating his position in Nanded and the larger Marathwada region to fill the leadership vacuum created in Congress following Vilasrao Deshkmukh's demise. (MORE)