Congress retains Nagpur graduates' MLC seat in blow to BJP

Congress's sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari retained the Nagpur Division Graduates' constituency, defeating the BJP's Sudhakar Kohale by 3,271 votes after counting ended early on Thursday. Wanjari polled 67,231 votes against Kohale's 63,960. The loss is a setback for the BJP in the hometown of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who had campaigned extensively.