A first in 40 years: Kamptee president post goes to BJP

NAGPUR: In its 40-year electoral history, the elusive Kamptee municipal assembly president station yet landed successful BJP’s thigh arsenic its campaigner Ajay Agrawal won by a wafer-thin borderline of 103 votes.

The runner-up, Congress’ Shakur Nagani alleged that contempt starring for a large portion of the day, the abrupt alteration successful fortunes towards the extremity seemed suspicious.Kamptee assembly president station was the astir talked astir successful Nagpur territory due to the fact that of the crisp verbal spat betwixt candidates which spiralled into accusations of malpractice towards the extremity of the campaign. It each started with erstwhile MLC Sulekha Kumbhare fielding Ajay Kadam from her Bahujan Republican Ekta Manch (BREM) and hoping for enactment from state BJP. Kumbhare shares cordial narration with BJP, particularly Union curate Nitin Gadkari who often refers to her arsenic his sister.But BJP, keen to person a saffron sweep, pushed Agrawal and refused alliance. Meanwhile, Congress fielded its campaigner contempt contention implicit summons allocation.