Solapur, Jan. 16 -- The results of the Solapur Municipal Corporation elections are out, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieving a clear majority. All eyes were on Ward 2, where the election gained statewide attention.
This ward became controversial after the murder of MNS youth leader Balasaheb Sarvade, with the accused, Shalan Shinde, contesting as a BJP candidate. BJP candidate Kiran Deshmukh, son of MLA Vijaykumar Deshmukh, also contested from this ward.
BJP candidates won all seats in Ward 2, with Kiran Deshmukh defeating his Shiv Sena rival Ganesh Kulkarni by a margin of 11,000 votes. Despite the ongoing murder case, the results indicate that the tragic incident had little emotional impact on voters in the ward.
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