Maharashtra: ‘100 councillors of the party won unopposed even before the voting in the civic elections,’ claims BJP

Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP President Ravindra Chavan has claimed that 100 councillors of the ruling party BJP have been elected unopposed in municipal councils and nagar panchayats across the state even before the civic elections. He said that three municipal council presidents were also elected unopposed. Friday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations in the civic elections. Chavan said that “due to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, 100 BJP councillors have been elected unopposed even before the voting.” He said that of the 100 councillors, four are from the coastal Konkan region, 49 from North Maharashtra, 41 from Western Maharashtra, and three each from Marathwada and Vidarbha regions.