Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray | Photo Credit: IANS

Nagpur: The BJP on Wednesday suffered a setback in Maharashtra Zilla Parishad elections when the party’s contestant suffered defeat in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s village in Nagpur. Congress candidate Mahendra Dongre (9,444 votes) won the Dhapewada seat in ZP election by defeating BJP nominee Maruti Somkuvar (5,501 votes). The BJP had been securing ZP's Dhapewada seat for the last three terms.

Counting of votes for Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti election is underway in Palghar, Nagpur, Nandurbar, Dhule, Akola and Washim. In total, 270 candidates are in the fray for 58 ZP seats, and 497 contestants for 116 PS wards in 13 tehsils.

Nagpur ZP Results 2020

The Bharatiya Janata Party, during the Zila Parishad elections in Nagpur, faced defeat in Union Minister Nitin Gadkari's home village Dhapewada. Meanwhile, Congress has emerged as single largest party with 31 seats in the region. Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's son Salil Deshmukh has registered victory from Mendpajara seat in Nagpur.

Palghar Zilla Parishad election result 2020

There are 57 Zilla Parishad seats in Palghar. Out of 57, Shiv Sena has won most of the seats (18 out of 57), NCP 15, BJP 10, Bahujan Vikas Aaghadi 4, Congress 1, and Others 9

Dhule ZP election results

The BJP will probably get a clear majority.

Nandurbar Zilla Parishad election results

There are 56 Zilla Parishad seats in Nandurbar. As per the results/trends available till now, Congress has emerged as the biggest gainer with 24 seats. The BJP has got 6 seats. Shiv Sena and NCP have got 4 and 3 seats respectively. Senior Congress leader KC Padvi's wife Hemlata has suffered a defeat in Toranmal constituency.

Akola Zilla Parishad election result

The BJP and Shiv Sena have got 4 seats each, while Congress and NCP have one seat each.

In the elections, which took place on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party is facing a tough challenge from the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance comprising Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party.

The local body polls are being seen as a big test for the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government.