BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari termed the results as victory for Ashok Chavan and not the Congress. However, BJP state President Raosaheb Patil-Danve claimed the party which held two seats earlier (2012) had tripled its performance by capturing six seats.Chavan, whose hometown remains one of the last unvanquished political bastions in the state, said the BJP, which had made big claims of victory, could not achieve even a double digit performance in the elections.

Both the Congress and the BJP had made it a battle of prestige to wrest control of the civic body in the historical town renowned for the Hazoor Sahib Gurudwara, one of the five holy Sikh Takhts and the resting place of Guru Gobind Singh. He added that the BJPs vote share had gone up from around 4 per cent to 25 per cent.The elections in the NWCMC, the hometown and stronghold of Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan, were held on Wednesday.The Congress not only retained hold over the NWCMC but also hugely improved its tally compared to 2012 when it had secured 41 seats, proving a major morale booster for the party reeling China coiling embroidery machines Factory under a saffron onslaught.

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