MLC elections: Congress opens account, wins RSS bastion in Nagpur

Backed by Maha Vikas Aghadi, Wanjarri’s win opens Congress’s account in Legislative Council by-elections across four states. Abhijit Govindrao Wanjarri defeated BJP’s Sudhakar Kohle by 3,271 votes in the Maharashtra Legislative Council’s Nagpur Graduates’ constituency

The victory marks Congress’s second consecutive win in Nagpur, the home city of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and the RSS headquarters

Backed by the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), Wanjarri’s win opened Congress’s account in Legislative Council by-elections across four.