Among the 100 councillors, four are from the coastal Konkan region, 49 from north Maharashtra, 41 from western Maharashtra, and three each from Marathwada and Vidarbha regions

Maharashtra BJP president Ravindra Chavan has claimed an unopposed election of 100 councillors of the ruling party in municipal councils and nagar panchayats across the state in the run-up to Maharashtra local body elections, reported news agency PTI.

He said three candidates were elected unopposed as the presidents of municipal councils. Read More

"Due to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, as many as 100 BJP councillors have been elected unopposed even before the actual polling," Chavan said on Friday, the last day for the withdrawal of nominations of Maharashtr

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