Ajit Pawar Loyalist Wins Vadgaon Maval by 1 Vote; First State Result Declared

• Vadgaon Maval Nagar Panchayat election declares the state's first result.
• Sunita Rahul Dhore of Ajit Pawar's NCP faction wins Ward No. 4 by a single vote.
• Dhore secured 323 votes, defeating BJP's Pooja Atish Dhore (322 votes).
• Statewide, BJP leads, followed by Shinde and Ajit Pawar factions; MVA trails.
• Vadgaon Maval saw a direct contest between BJP and Ajit Pawar's NCP faction.

Why It Matters: Ajit Pawar's faction secures first state win in Vadgaon Maval by a narrow 1-vote margin.