Thackeray Faction Candidate Disqualified in Sindhudurg, BJP Wins Unopposed

• BJP secured an unopposed victory in the Sindhudurg Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections.
• Thackeray's Shiv Sena candidate, Vidya Shinde, had her application rejected during scrutiny.
• BJP candidate Sanjana Rane raised an objection, citing Vidya Shinde had three children after 2014, violating election rules.
• The Election Returning Officer declared Shinde's application invalid after reviewing evidence.
• Sanjana Rane was subsequently elected unopposed from the Bidwadi Panchayat Samiti constituency.

Why It Matters: BJP's Sanjana Rane won unopposed in Sindhudurg after Thackeray faction candidate Vidya Shinde's disqualification.