Unrelated Video Falsely Shared as Congress Celebrating Nagpur MLC Poll Win

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A video showing a massive celebration on the streets, with flags, loud music, and people waving flags is being widely shared on social media, where some users have claimed that it shows the Congress party celebrating its recent victory in Maharashtra's Nagpur in the MLC polls.An archived version of this post can be seen here.(Archives of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)Is it true?: No, the claim is false, because the video predates the MLC elections, whose results were declared on 27 October 2026.These visuals are from Maharashtra's Kolhapur, showing people celebrating MLC Satej Patil winning the Gokul Dairy board polls.Video From Gujarat Falsely Shared as One of Delhi Police Protesting at Police HQHow did we find out the truth?: A reverse image search on the video led us to an X post shared by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Rohit Pawar on 19 October 2026.In his post, he congratulated Congress' MLC Satej Patil on winning the Gokul Milk Union elections in Kolhapur.गोकुळ दूधसंघाच्या निवडणुकीत ‘खटक्यावर बोट जाग्यावर पलटी’ केल्याबद्दल ‘समविचारी आघाडी’ पॅनलचे प्रमुख नेते सतेज पाटील साहेब आणि माझे मित्र ऋतुराज जी पाटील यांचं व त्यांच्या संपूर्ण टीमंचं मनःपूर्वक अभिनंदन..! एकदा ठरलं की ‘कंडका पाडल्याशिवाय’ सोडायचं नाही, हेच कोल्हापूरकरांनी या… pic.twitter.com/kfvFqjMSzx— Rohit Pawar (@RRPSpeaks) October 19, 2026Another post shared by '@IndiaWithCongress' also congratulated Patil on securing 14 out of 25 seats in the Gokul Cooperative Milk Federation elections. GOKUL’S 14–11 VERDICT: A POLITICAL MESSAGE THAT CAN’T BE IGNORED!Congress leader @satejp ji and his supporters celebrate as the Congress led panel secures 14 of 25 seats in the high-stakes Gokul Cooperative Milk Federation elections, while the BJP led ruling panel settles… pic.twitter.com/u6ILpvrmdI— India With Congress (@UWCforYouth) October 19, 2026A keyword search led us to relevant reports about the milk board's elections, with an ABP News report carrying a screenshot of the celebration.The report carried a screenshot from the viral claim.More reports about Patil winning the Gokul Cooperative Milk Federation elections can be seen here and here.Conclusion: A video of people celebrating Satej Patil's win in the Gokul Milk Union elections in Kolhapur is being shared to falsely claim that it shows the Congress celebrating winning an MLC seat in Nagpur. Video of Rahul Gandhi Linking Delhi Pollution To ‘Vote Chori’ Is Not Recent(Not convinced of a post or information you came across online and want it verified? Send us the details on WhatsApp at 9540511818 , or e-mail it to us at webqoof@thequint.com and we'll fact-check it for you. You can also read all our fact-checked stories here.)