Jalgaon: BJP's Deepmala Kale Elected Unopposed As Mayor, Manoj Chaudhary Named Deputy Mayor
Jalgaon: Deepmala Kale of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was officially declared elected unopposed as the Mayor of Jalgaon Municipal Corporation, while Manoj Chaudhary of Shiv Sena was elected unopposed as the Deputy Mayor today. The elections were confirmed at a special meeting chaired by District Collector Rohan Ghuge. As soon as the election was announced, the BJP celebrated with great enthusiasm.
In the recently concluded municipal elections, the grand alliance of BJP, Shiv Sena, and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) achieved a resounding victory. In this election, the BJP won the highest number of seats with 46, Shiv Sena secured 22, NCP got 1, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) group won 5 seats, and one independent candidate was also victorious.
The special meeting held today, chaired by District Collector Rohan Ghuge, was attended by the Municipal Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, other officials, and the newly elected corporators.
After completing all the formalities of the nominations, District Collector Rohan Ghuge announced the election of Deepmala Kale as Mayor and Manoj Chaudhary as Deputy Mayor. There was a thunderous applause in the hall. After the announcement, District Collector Rohan Ghuge felicitated the newly elected Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
After her election, the new Mayor, Deepmala Kale, interacted with journalists in the Mayor's office. Speaking on the occasion, Deepmala Kale said that she is aware of the city's problems and will prioritise basic amenities.
After her election as Mayor, Deepmala Kale visited the BJP office. MLA Suresh Bhole, District President Deepak Suryavanshi, office head Uday Bhalerao, and a large number of BJP workers were present and welcomed Deepmala Kale.