BJP wins civic polls in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara

Bhopal. BJP today continued its winning track in the Madhya Pradesh by winning election to mayor’s post in Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara, thus capturing power in 13 municipal corporations in all.
The saffron party’s winning streak has remained unchecked since 2003 when it ousted Digvijay Singh’s Congress government in the state.
In the first phase too it had won in all the nine municipalities. In Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur and Chhindwara, the elections were held on January 31, in the second phase.
Election will be held in Ujjain later.
BJP’s Alok Sharma defeated Congress’s Kailash Mishra by a margin of 86,332 votes in Bhopal. In Indore, its candidate Malini Gaud (an MLA) won by a margin of 2,46,596 votes defeating Congress candidate Archana Jaiswal.
In Jabalpur, BJP’s Swati Godbole defeated Congress’s Gita Sharat Tiwari by 85,491 votes while in Chhindwara, BJP’s Kanta Yogesh Sadarang defeated Congress’s Kalpana Rajendra Suryawanshi by a margin of 9,588 votes.
The party had secured convincing leads in ward level elections in all these places.