India, Dec. 21 -- Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Rane-backed Shahar Vikas Aghadi (SVA) emerged victorious with a key win in Sindhudurg district on Sunday as the local front's candidate clinched the municipal council president's post in Kankavli.

Despite the BJP winning eight seats in Kankavli under Nitesh Rane's leadership in the district, Sandesh Parkar of the SVA was elected president of the municipal council, marking a setback for the party in a contest closely watched across the state. Follow Maharashtra local body polls live updates

Reacting to the performance of his party and the front floated by him in Kankavli, Nilesh Rane credited voters for the outcome, saying, "Voters stood by us and helped us win in Kankavli and Malvan."

He said he d...