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Congress, NCP leading in Maharashtra polls

Final results of the Zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections by Tuesday

Mumbai: The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, partners in the Maharashtra Government, on Monday appeared to be leading the tally in zilla parishad and panchayat samiti elections held on Sunday.

The exact picture would be available only on Tuesday as counting was still in progress at some places, State Election Commissioner Nand Lal said.

Police fired in the air at Kej in Beed district after a mob pelted stones at a counting centre. The situation was now under control, police said.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Revenue Minister Narayan Rane, leader of the Opposition Ramdas Kadam and BJP general secretary Gopinath Munde succeeded in retaining hold over their respective constituencies.

In the Latur zilla parishad, Mr. Deshmukh's home district, of the total 58 seats, 31 have gone to the Congress while the BJP has bagged 18. The NCP and the Shiv Sena claimed five and four seats.

In Sindhudurg, Mr. Rane's home turf, of the 50 zilla parishad seats, the Congress bagged 41, the NCP six, the BJP two and the Sena one.

The Sena is leading in the Ratnagiri ZP polls.

In Beed, Mr. Munde's home district, the BJP-Sena has secured a clear majority, bagging 31 of the total 60 seats. Elections to 1,647 seats in 27 zilla parishads and 3,294 seats in 310 panchayat samitis have been held.

The NCP captured the Pune zilla parishad with a clear majority, bagging 45 seats in the 75-member House. The Congress continued its poor show with a tally of just 13 seats. The Shiv Sena got 6 seats followed by the BJP (2), the Janata Dal (S) 2 and independents 7.

The NCP emerged as the single largest party in the hung 144-member House of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in the last month's civic elections, giving a jolt to the Congress. The party has also won a majority in the neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). -PTI

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