Highlights 1 Fate of 1,502 candidates on 100 municipal wards in Agra municipal elections was revealed today. Out of 717 candidates contesting for posts of corporators in the 100 municipal wards of Agra, 64 seats were won by BJP candidates, giving the party a clear majority in the corporation. Rameshkant Lavania won the first election from the BJP in 1988, becoming the first mayor of Agra. Commenting on the electoral campaign that resulted in Jain's victory, the Samajwadi Party city president Raisuddin said that the BJP misused its power to ensure the victory of its candidates on most seats. Out of four municipal corporations in Agra division, the BJP captured three mayoral seats - Agra, Mathura, and Firozabad, while the Bahujan Samaj Party has captured the Aligarh seat.

Source: India Today December 01, 2017 11:57 UTC