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Setback for BJP as all six members of family lose in Maharashtra's Loha, NCP wins

December 21, 2025

Setback for BJP as all six members of family lose in Maharashtra's Loha, NCP wins BJP's decision to field six candidates from the same family stirred a major controversy ahead of the polls. The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi and alliance partner NCP fired their shots at the party. AdvertisementBJP dominated Maharashtra local body polls (Photo: Social Media)Abhijit KarandeNew Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 21, 2025 22:52 ISTWritten By: Akash ChatterjeeAmid dominance in the Maharashtra local body polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a major setback in Nanded's Loha municipal corporation, where it fielded six candidates from a single household. Ajit Pawar's party, and the Mahayuti alliance partner, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), defeated all six candidates in a friendly-rivalry contest that featured 20 corporators and a municipal president's position. advertisementFor the president's post, the BJP trusted Gajanan Suryawanshi, an influential figure in Loha.

महाराष्ट्र नगर निकाय चुनाव में बीजेपी की बड़ी जीत (

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However, he was defeated by the NCP (Ajit Pawar) candidate, whose name, incidentally, is Sharad Pawar.
Suryawanshi's wife Godavari Suryavanshi, brother Sachin Suryavanshi, sister-in-law Supriya Suryavanshi, brother-in-law Yuvraj Waghmare and nephew's wife Reena Vyavhare also failed to manage a victory in the polls. Ahead of the polls, the decision to field six candidates from the same family stirred a major controversy.
It not only drew flak from the opposition, Maha Vikas Aghadi, but also from alliance partner Ajit Pawar's NCP.
NCP leader Prataprao Govindrao Chikhalikar said that the BJP fielded six candidates as it could not find enough candidates in the area.
The MVA also took a jibe at the party's 'dynastic politics.' In the Nanded district, the NCP emerged victorious in Loha, Kandhar, Degloor and Umri, while the BJP grabbed Kundalwadi, Mudkhed and Bhokar municipal councils.

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Setback for BJP as all six members of family lose in Maharashtra's Loha, NCP wins

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