Joshi, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, was defeated by Congress’s Abhijit Wanjari in the MLC polls by more than 18,000 votes. Nagpur civic body is ruled by the BJP and Joshi was elected as mayor one year ago. Joshi, a close aide of former chief minister and incumbent Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, was elected as the city mayor on November 22, 2019. Therefore, Joshi should resign on moral grounds,” said senior corporator and Congress leader Praful Gudadhe. On the other hand, BJP city president Pravin Datke said Joshi will complete whatever term the party had assigned him as mayor.

Source: Hindustan Times December 05, 2020 19:07 UTC