BJP rebel Gokul Gite sprang a surprise on Monday as he swept Maharashtra legislative council's Nashik district local governing body constituency, defeating ruling Shiv Sena nominee Narendra Darade.
In Nanded, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna and Dharashiv-Latur-Beed seats, BJP candidates won, as counting was being held on Monday for the June 18 elections to 11 seats in the state legislature's Upper House.