‘My Jailed Son, Husband & Mother-In-Law Have Won’: Jalgaon Family’s Emotional Celebration Goes Viral

Maharashtra’s Kolhe family shared an emotional moment as three from the family — jailed Lalit Kolhe, Sindhutai Kolhe and Piyush Lalit Kolhe — secured a win in the Jalgaon Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Friday.

Lalit Kolhe, the Shiv Sena candidate, had contested from jail after he was arrested in September in relation to a fake call centre scam. While being a member of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), Lalit Kolhe had also served as the mayor of Jalgaon in 2018. ALSO READ | Sangli’s ‘Couple’ Of Joys In Maharashtra Civic Polls: Husband, Wife Contest On Congress Tickets, Win

BJP leader Seema Bhole took charge as mayorfrom 2018 to 2021. Since 2021, Jayshree Mahajan of Shiv Sena has been the mayor of JMC.
Speaking to ANI while celebrating, Piyush Kolhe, who won ward number 4 in Jalgaon, said that they have achieved a victory after a lot of people “tried to pull us down”.
“Three members of our family won the election. Like my mother said, voters have shown their love for Lalit Kolhe. For the past 15-20 days, people tried to pull us down but truth always triumphs,” Piyush Kolhe told ANI.

Sarita Kolhe, the mother of accused Lalit Kolhe had pleged to not wear slippers until her son is out of jail.

While celebrating the win, she thanked the public for making her family members win the election, adding, “He is in jail. Disgusting allegations were made against him. Our voters have broken down the doors of the jail. They showered their blessings on us in the form of votes… Shiv Sena candidates from ward no. 11, including Sindhutai Kolhe and Lalit Kolhe. Piyush Kolhe from ward no. 4. My son, husband and mother-in-law have won the election.”
“You can see that neither of us has even worn slippers (as they had pledged)…We have not worn slippers since he (Lalit Kolhe) was arrested. I had said that I will wear slippers once he comes back, but public made everything possible,” she added.

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A total of 29 municipal corporations went to polls on Thursday, with counting for all of the local bodies happening today.

With ANI Inputs