In setback to BJP, Congress wins Nagpur MLC seat

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Nagpur, Oct 29 (PTI): In a nail-biting contest, Congress candidate and sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari defeated his closest rival of the BJP by 3,271 votes to retain the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency seat. The counting of votes began on Tuesday morning and concluded in the wee hours of Thursday. The Congress had fielded sitting MLC Wanjari who secured 67,231 votes. The BJP had fielded former MLA Sudhakar Kohal…