The Congress’ defeat in the local bodies elections continued when its candidate for the Bhiwandi mayoral election was defeated by two votes. The BJP, Samajwadi Party, NCP and RPI joined hands to defeat Congress-Shiv Sena alliance in the Bhiwandi mayoral election. The Congress candidate for the mayor’s post lost by two votes, while two of its corporators remained absent. Interestingly, one of the absentees, Dr Noor Ansari was elected as deputy mayor.