BJP snatches Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly bypoll seat from NCP SECTIONS Last Updated: May 02, 2021, 07:34 PM IST Share Synopsis Autade defeated Bhagirath Bhalke, son of late NCP MLA Bharat Bhalke, who was fielded by the MVA. PTI In a setback to the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, BJP candidate Samadhan Autade on Sunday won the by-election to Pandharpur-Mangalvedha Assembly seat in Solapur district by defeating his nearest NCP rival by a margin of over 3,700 votes, officials said. Autade defeated Bhagirath Bhalke, son of late NCP MLA Bharat Bhalke, who was fielded by the MVA. NCP shares power with Shiv Sena and Congress in the Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA government.