Nagpur, Jan. 16 -- As counting of votes for the Maharashtra civic elections progressed on Friday, focus remained on Nagpur's 151 wards, considered a stronghold of the RSS.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a key constituent of the ruling Mahayuti alliance along with the Shinde-led Shiv Sena and the NCP, has emerged with a comfortable lead in the city.
The Congress is lagging significantly, while none of the other Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents has crossed double digits in the counting so far.
According to civic officials, Nagpur recorded a voter turnout of 51 per cent in the municipal polls held on Thursday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, central Minister Nitin Gadkari and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat were among the prominent leaders who ...