New Delhi: The Mahayuti Alliance, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawars Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), secured victory in the Maharashtra Member of Legislative Council (MLC) elections. The alliance won nine out of eleven seats. This is a major political success due to the upcoming Assembly elections.All five candidates fielded by the BJP, along with two each from Shiv Sena and NCP, emerged victorious. The winners include BJPs Pankaja Munde, Yogesh Tilekar, Parinay Phuke, Amit Gorkhe, and Sadabhau Khot. From Ajit Pawars NCP, Rajesh Vitekar and Shivajrao Garje won, while Krupal Tumane and Bhavana Gawali won from Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena.Cross-voting in alliancesThe election saw a high voter turnout, and each of the winning BJP candidates received 26 votes. They surpassed the required 22.76 votes to secure a win. The success of the Mahayuti Alliance was also attributed to cross-voting from the Congress camp, which reportedly helped the alliances candidates secure their victories.Mahayuti leaders celebrateMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar expressed his gratitude. He said, Five MLAs supported us, I thank them. When there are elections, allegations are made but I do not think about it... Mahayuti should get such success in the Vidhan Sabha as well.#WATCH | On MLC elections, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar says, Five MLAs supported us, I thank them. When there are elections, allegations are made but I do not think about it...Mahayuti should get such success in the Vidhan Sabha as well... pic.twitter.com/DnBeESpLV1— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2024Strong political statementThe BJP fielded five candidates: Pankaja Munde, Yogesh Tilekar, Parinay Phuke, Amit Gorkhe, and Sadabhau Khot. Their allies, Eknath Shindes Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawars NCP fielded two candidates each. Shiv Senas candidates were Krupal Tumane and Bhavana Gawali, while the NCPs hopes rested on Rajesh Vitekar and Shivajrao Garje.The voting took place between 9 AM and 4 PM, and the results were declared by the evening. There were 12 candidates competing for 11 seats in the upper house of the state legislature. The electoral college consisted of 274 current members of the legislative assembly.
