Amravati Municipal Corporation Elections 2017 Results: BJP wins big, NCP fails to open account

Amravati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered an emphatic win in Amravati Municipal Corporation Elections 2017.

The BJP captured Amravati with 42 out of 87 seats.

Shiv Sena managed to bag 9 Congress 16 and AIMIM 10.

BSP won five seats while Yuva Swabhiman Party won three seats on its debut. RPI(A) won one seat while Dinesh Boob, an independent, won in one of the wards.

Notably, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) failed to open its account.

Congress retains power in Amravati Zilla Parishad

Congress emerged as the single largest party in the Amravati Zilla Parishad (ZP), winning 27 of the 59 seats, and appears set to retain power in the local body with the help of allies.

Bereft of any big local political leader, the electoral success recorded by Congress is being considered noteworthy. In the 59-member House, Congress got 27 seats, BJP 14, NCP 5, Shiv Sena 2, Prahar 4, BSP and RPI (A) one each. At five places other candidates posted victories.