Summary:
Bokaro: Unlike its unsatisfactory performance in civic polls across the state, Congress candidates in Phusro municipal council election registered victories in both the seats for the president and vice-president posts where they defeated both the BJP candidates. After the sixth round, Congress came in the lead.Party insiders said that internal bickering was the reason for the BJP candidate’s defeat. Nonia won the seat of vice-president by defeating BJP candidate, Shivlal Ravi by 3,187 votes. In the fight for the post of president, Singh scored 7,505 votes, defeating his closest rival, an independent candidate, Archana Singh with 1,765 votes.BJP candidate, Jagarnath Ram came third with 5,118 votes. However, Congress also suffered from internal strife during the contest with many of its cadres turning belligerent..