Jalgaon Election: Eknath Shinde's Candidate Wins From Jail, Father-Son Duo Victorious

• Former Mayor Lalit Kolhe, an Eknath Shinde faction candidate, won the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation elections while lodged in Nashik Jail.
• Lalit Kolhe was arrested in a bogus call center case but successfully contested and won the election.
• His son, Piyush Kolhe, also secured a victory in the Municipal Corporation elections, making it a double win for the Kolhe family.
• 12 candidates from BJP and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) won unopposed, boosting the Mahayuti alliance.
• The Mahayuti alliance's seat-sharing strategy in Jalgaon involved BJP (46 seats), NCP Ajit Pawar faction (6 seats), and Shiv Sena Shinde faction (23 seats).

Why It Matters: Eknath Shinde's jailed candidate Lalit Kolhe and his son won in Jalgaon Municipal Corporation elections.