Mumbai, 20 Feb (HS): Bharatiya Janata Party’s Narayan

Chaudhari succeeded in getting elected as Mayor of Bhiwandi Municipal

Corporation. Chaudhari secured 48 votes against official BJP candidate Sneha

Patil who could muster only 16 votes.

BJP State Unit President Ravindra Chavan said that

Chaudhari was directed not to go against the official candidate. But he

rebelled with six other BJP candidates to become the Mayor, with the help of

Congress and NCP candidates. Congress candidate Momin Tariq was elected Deputy

Mayor by securing 43 votes.

In the 90 seat Bhiwandi Municipal Corporation

Congress had 30 seats, BJP 22, Shiv Sena 12, NCP (Sharad Pawar) 12, Samajwadi

Party 6, Konark Vikas Aghadi 4, Bhiwandi Vikas Aghadi 3 and one independent

candidate.

Ravindra Chavan said that the party will initiate

action against those who voted against the party directives.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar