BMC Election Shock and Indore's Water Crisis: Congress Calls for Detailed Accountability

Following Congress's poor performance in the BMC elections, Digvijaya Singh has announced plans for a thorough analysis of the results. Meanwhile, Singh demanded a judicial probe into a water contamination incident in Indore, alleging civic corruption. BJP-Shiv Sena led the BMC polls, while the Congress secured only 24 seats.

Reacting to the Congress party's disappointing performance in the recent Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, senior leader Digvijaya Singh announced on Saturday that the party will undertake a comprehensive review of the outcome. He emphasized that other opposition factions would conduct similar assessments. Singh, speaking to ANI in Indore, expressed skepticism regarding the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena alliance's success, suggesting it wasn't solely due to their own efforts. He asserted that the Congress, as well as Uddhav Thackeray's party and the Nationalist Congress Party (SP), will reflect on the results.

Official statistics from the Election Commission and the BMC revealed that the BJP secured 89 seats. Its alliance partner, the Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde faction), claimed 29 seats. The alliance emerged as the leading bloc in the BMC, overshadowing the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) alliance, which won 65 seats. The Congress lagged with 24 seats, while the AIMIM and NCP secured eight and three seats respectively, alongside two for the Samajwadi Party.

In a separate matter, Digvijaya Singh leveled grave accusations against the Indore administration concerning several deaths linked to water contamination in Bhagirathpura. He demanded a judicial investigation, alleging corruption and incompetence within the civic body. Singh criticized the municipal government's current investigative efforts, calling them a "cover-up," and insisted on a public inquiry to bring transparency and accountability. Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Indore to meet affected families impacted by the water crisis.

(With inputs from agencies.)