Belgaum: The Maharashta Ekikaran Samiti ruled the City Corporation since 1984 for 37 years
They were undisputed contenders to the Mayor’s seat for years. But this time BJP won 35 seats in majority. Congress won 10 whereas MES won 04 seats. AIMIM has opened their account by winning 01 seat while 08 independent candidates registered a win.
33 seats are needed in city corporation to form a majority, BJP has already won 35 seats and they will be the first party to rule the city corporation with absolute majority.
Out of 35 BJP corporators 15 corporators are marathi speaking. The Marathi speaking population is now wondering if BJP will choose and Marathi speaking Corporator or Kannada speaking corporator.
The Marathi speaking population were confident that MES will emerge with majority in this civic elections as Shubham shelke who contested for MP elections had secured 1 lakh 17 thousand votes.
while on the other hand speculations are making rounds that the Mayor will be pro state.
As the BJP got the absolute majority in the City Corporation (BCC) elections, Belgaum is all set to get the pro-State mayor and deputy mayor who will protect the State’s interest in the civic body.
In the previous elections of the civic body, all the 58 candidates who were getting elected as corporators, were independents. The Marathi speaking corporators would come together and elect a maratha speaking Mayor and deputy mayor.