India, June 29 -- The first major rebellion within the family of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) chief Hitendra Thakur ended in defeat on Sunday, as his close relative and former corporator Hardik Raut suffered a crushing defeat in the Thane-Palghar District Central Cooperative Bank elections. Thakur's Sahakar Panel registered a victory, winning 16 of the 21 seats on the bank's board.

Raut, who had rebelled against the Thakur family to contest the elections, joined the BJP-backed Parivartan Mahayuti panel and contested for a director's post from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) constituency. His candidature marked the first open rebellion within the influential Thakur family.

During the campaign, Thakur had publicly criticised Raut's decisio...