Maharashtra MLC election results 2022 LIVE: BJP hands embarrassing defeat to Shiv Sena
Maharashtra MLC election results 2022 LIVE: Ten Legislative Council seats were up for grabs and 11 candidates were in the fray.
Maharashtra MLC Election Results 2022 LIVE: In another setback for the ruling Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance in Maharashtra, the opposition BJP won all five seats it contested in the Legislative Council election. The MVA is an alliance of three political parties — Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress. Ten Council seats were up for grabs and 11 candidates were in the fray for the elections, which came days after the Rajya Sabha polls, which saw the BJP handing an embarrassing defeat to the Shiv Sena-led ruling coalition. Two candidates each of MVA allies Shiv Sena and NCP, including former BJP leader Eknath Khadse, won. MVA partner Congress managed to bag just one seat.
Maharashtra MLC Result: BJP’s winning candidates
The BJP had fielded Darekar, Ram Shinde, Uma Khapre, Shrikant Bharatiya and Prasad Lad. The first four bagged the minimum quota of votes in the first round. The fifth candidate of the BJP and Congress nominee Bhai Jagtap secured sufficient number of votes in the second round. The second Congress candidate, Chandrakant Handore, secured 22 first preference votes, while Jagtap got 19, but the latter managed to get more second preference votes. Handore could not make it to the finishing line.
Maharashtra MLC Election Results
Eight candidates, four of the BJP and two each of the Shiv Sena and NCP, secured a minimum quota of 26 votes each to win in the first round of voting. Chairman of Legislative Council and NCP candidate Ramraje Nimbalkar, Leader of Opposition in the Council Pravin Darekar of the BJP and former BJP minister and now NCP nominee Eknath Khadse won in the first round. Both the candidates of the Shiv Sena — Sachin Ahir and Aamshya Padavi – also won. Congress’ two nominees, however, failed to secure the minimum quota of first preference votes.
Maharashtra MLC Election Result: BJP wins 5 seats
The BJP won five seats in the Maharashtra Legislative Council election while the Shiv Sena and NCP bagged two seats each. Congress won 1 seat. Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress are ruling partners in Maharashtra.
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