Mumbai, February 9 The Congress has won power in two Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra and is expected to be part of the ruling coalition in two others, according to the party's state chief, Harshwardhan Sapkal, on Monday.
Voting counts for the elections to 12 Zilla Parishads and 125 Panchayat Samitis in Maharashtra began on Monday morning.
While the State Election Commission has yet to announce the poll results, the Congress has stated that it has secured comfortable wins in Kolhapur and Latur.
Speaking to reporters, Sapkal said that the Congress contested the elections independently in most local bodies to expand its ideology and organization at the grassroots level, and formed local alliances in some places after assessing the political situation.
"These elections are for party workers. Fighting independently gives workers more opportunities, which is often not possible in alliances," he said, claiming that people had supported the Congress's ideology in these elections.
The Congress has won power in two Zilla Parishads and will be part of the ruling dispensation in two others, he claimed, without naming the rural bodies.
Sapkal said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) was formed in 2019 due to political circumstances, while the INDIA alliance was created to fight the Lok Sabha elections against the BJP.
He said that parties such as the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA), OBC Bahujan Aghadi and RSP fought together with the Congress in the local body elections, and decisions on future alliances would be taken based on the political situation closer to 2029.
Regarding the recently held civic body elections, Sapkal said that the Congress has 32 members and requires the support of two more in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, while the Shiv Sena (UBT) needs the Congress's support in the Parbhani civic body, and talks are underway.
