Fadnavis Suffers Double Blow in Amravati Civic Polls: Cousin, MLA's Brother Lose

• Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's maternal cousin, Vivek Kaloti, was defeated in the Amravati Municipal Corporation elections.
• MLA Shrikant Bharatiya's brother, Vivek Bharatiya, also lost, marking a double setback for Fadnavis.
• All four Congress candidates in Ward No. 14, where Kaloti contested, won with a significant majority.
• In 2018, Vivek Kaloti was unanimously elected Standing Committee Chairman, attributed to Fadnavis's influence.
• BJP won 18 seats in Amravati Municipal Corporation, while Congress secured all four seats in a single ward.

Why It Matters: CM Fadnavis faces a political setback in Amravati as his cousin and an MLA's brother lose civic polls.