The success of Muslim candidates who recently emerged victorious in six out of the 10 seats for chairpersons of urban local bodies in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh hints at a social reconciliation in the district that witnessed large-scale Hindu-Muslim riots in 2013. In the previous local body polls held in 2017, Muslim candidates got only two chairperson seats.
Muzaffarnagar district has two Nagar Palika Parishads — Khatauli and Muzaffarnagar — and eight Nagar Panchayats — Meerapur, Purkazi, Sisauli, Bhokerhedi, Charthawal, Budhana, Shahpur and Jansath. Muslim candidates won in Khatauli Nagar Palika Parishad and in Charthawal, Purkazi, Meerapur, Jansath and Shahpur Nagar Panchayats.
