2026

The BJP has elected 12 corporators from the general women category, of whom four names are leading contenders for the mayor’s post — Jyoti Kalyankar, Manpreetkaur Kunjiwale, Shambhavi Saley and Kavita Muley Nanded: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a decisive victory in the Nanded Waghala City Municipal Corporation (NWCMC) elections, winning 45 of the total 81 seats and achieving a clear single-party majority. With the mayor’s post reserved for a woman corporator from the general category, the race for the top post has now narrowed to four women BJP corporators. The BJP has elected 12 corporators from the general women category, of whom four names are leading contenders for the mayor’s post — Jyoti Kalyankar, Manpreetkaur Kunjiwale, Shambhavi Saley and Kavita Muley. Jyoti Kalyankar won from Ward No. 1 for the second consecutive term. Earlier associated with the Congress, she joined the BJP after former chief minister and Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Chavan switched parties. Chavan backed her candidature from Ward No. 1 on a BJP ticket, and she emerged victorious. Kalyankar is considered one of the strongest contenders for the mayor’s post.