{
  "id": 9411628,
  "title": "BVA Secures All 12 Seats In VVMC Transport Committee, Ashokkumar Rankhamb Emerges Front-Runner For Chairman Post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bva-secures-all-12-seats-in-vvmc-transport-committee-ashokkumar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T19:45:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bva-secures-all-12-seats-in-vvmc-transport-committee-ashokkumar-rankhamb-emerges-front-runner-for-chairman-post"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) has cemented its control over the Transport Committee of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC). At the municipal corporation's general body meeting on Wednesday, the ruling BVA fielded candidates for all 12 seats on the committee, while the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also nominated candidates for each position. However, BVA's overwhelming majority was evident as they successfully won all 12 seats. Among the victorious BVA members, Ashokkumar Rankhamb, who possesses prior administrative experience, is currently leading the race to become the next Transport Committee Chairman.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) has once again established its dominance over the key Transport Committee of the Vasai-Virar City Municipal Corporation (VVMC). BVA And BJP Field Candidates For All Seats The selection of members for the transport committee was taken up during the general body meeting of the municipal corporation on Wednesday. The ruling Bahujan Vikas Aghadi submitted…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}