Election Shockers: BJP Trails in Early Vote Count

BJP's Sudhir Mungantiwar is trailing by 9,489 votes in Chandrapur after the first round of counting. Maharashtra forest minister Mungantiwar has secured 17,559 votes, while Congress’s Pratibha Dhanorkar leads with 27,048 votes. In Amravati, BJP’s Navneet Rana trails with 17,795 votes to Congress’s Balwant Wankhede’s 20,690 votes.

In a surprising turn of events, BJP's candidate for the Chandrapur Lok Sabha seat, Sudhir Mungantiwar, finds himself trailing by 9,489 votes after the initial round of counting. An official disclosed the figures on Tuesday, revealing a significant gap between the competitors.

Currently holding the Maharashtra forest minister position, Mungantiwar has amassed 17,559 votes. In contrast, his rival, Congress's Pratibha Dhanorkar, leads comfortably with 27,048 votes.

Similarly, the Amravati Lok Sabha seat sees BJP's Navneet Rana with 17,795 votes, trailing behind Congress's Balwant Wankhede, who has secured 20,690 votes following the first counting round.