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The Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Madhya Pradesh urban body polls by winning eight out of 10 chairpersons’ posts which chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan described as the people’s rejection of the Congress’ propaganda against his party.
With the victory, the Vyapam scam-hit party now controls all the 16 municipal corporations in the state. The voting to the 10 urban bodies was held on August 12 and the results were declared by the state election commission on Sunday.
On August 12, civic polls were held in Ujjain Municipal Corporation, Morena Municipal Corporation, Nagar Palika Parishad Vidisha, Sarangpur Nagar Palika Parishad in Rajgarh, Dhuwara Nagar Palika Parishad in Chhatarpur, Kotar Nagar Parishad in Satna, Chakghat Nagar Parishad in Rewa, Bhainsdehi Nagar Parishad in Betul and Suwashra Nagar Parishad in Mandsaur, and Harda Nagar Palika Parishad. Of these in Harda and Bhaisdehi of Betul, it were bypolls held only for the post of chairman.
According to the state election commission, Morena municipal corporation mayor's post was won by BJP's Ashok Argal and BJP's Meena Jonwal won the Ujjain MC mayor's post.
The BJP also won the chairmen's posts in Bhainsdehi, Chakghat, Kotara, Vidhisha, Harda and Suvasara local bodies while an Independent won the chairman's post in Ghuwara and a Congress candidate in Sarangpur municipal body.