The NCP and Congress on Wednesday emerged victorious in three out of five nagar panchayats, while the BJP and Shiv Sena claimed majority in one local body each in Maharashtra's Jalna district.

Out of 17 seats, the NCP bagged 10 seats, while the Sena retained seven in Ghansawangi nagar panchayat, an official said. In Tirathpuri, the NCP won 11 seats, Sena got three, BJP two and one seat went to an Independent candidate, he said. The Ghansawnagi and Tirathpuri nagar panchayats fall in the Ghansawangi Assembly segment, which is represented by state Health Minister Rajesh Tope. The elections were a test for Tope and his arch-rival the Sena's Hikmat Udhan, who gave him a tough fight in the last Assembly election.