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Rebellion Rocks Mahayuti And MVA As Allies Field Rival Candidates For Maharashtra MLC Polls
- •Rebellion has hit both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances after disgruntled aspirants filed independent nominations and allies fielded rival candidates.
- •The biennial elections are being held for five legislative council seats, comprising three Graduates and two Teachers constituencies.
- •Intra-party dissent surfaced as former BJP MLC Anil Sole filed an independent nomination for the Nagpur Graduates seat after being denied a ticket.
- •Alliance friction was evident as Shiv Sena UBT fielded candidates in constituencies contested by allies, while NCP expressed disappointment over seat-sharing arrangements.
- •Polling for the five seats is scheduled for October 23, with the counting of votes set to take place on October 27.
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Biennial elections for five seats in the Maharashtra legislative council are scheduled to take place on October 23, with votes to be counted on October 27, 2026.
The elections are being held for five seats across the 78-member legislative council, comprising three Graduates' constituencies and two Teachers' constituencies. Specifically, these include the Pune Division Graduates', Nagpur Division Graduates', Pune Division Teachers', Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates', and Amravati Teachers' constituencies.
NCP state president Sunil Tatkare stated that the seat-sharing issues for the Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies will be resolved through amicable discussions among alliance partners. He noted that the NCP had hoped to retain the Pune seat under the alliance arrangement and plans to discuss the matter internally and, if necessary, with Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis.
