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Maharashtra MLC polls deal setback to ruling alliance, lift opposition hopes
Maharashtra’s Legislative Council results dealt a setback to the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
The polls involved five seats in the state legislature’s upper house.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi won three of the five seats, giving it a boost.
Sharad Pawar’s NCP SP won both seats it contested, the most of any party in the election.
Congress won one seat, down from the two it won in the 2020 polls.
The results also deepened tensions among Mahayuti partners, while BJP voter mobilisation problems, candidate rebellions and disillusionment among party workers hurt its performance.
Maharashtra’s Legislative Council election results were a setback for the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi won three of the five seats.
Sharad Pawar’s NCP SP won both seats it contested, the most of any party.
The Congress won one seat, down from two in the 2020 polls.
The results exposed tensions among Mahayuti partners over seat distribution and the BJP’s approach.
- Who
- The ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi contested the election.
- What
- The results dealt a setback to Mahayuti, while the opposition won three of five seats.
- When
- The results were reported on October 30, 2026. The polling date is not stated.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India.
- Why
- The results fell short of Mahayuti’s goals and gave the opposition alliance hope.
Ruling Mahayuti alliance
Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi
Election result
Ruling Mahayuti alliance
Mahayuti suffered a setback against its goals.
Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi
The alliance won three of the five seats.
Party performance
Ruling Mahayuti alliance
The BJP struggled to mobilise voters in its strongholds, and candidate rebellions worsened the outcome.
Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi
Sharad Pawar’s NCP SP won both seats it contested; the Congress won one.
The Congress won two of the five seats.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi won three of the five seats, including both seats contested by NCP SP.
The Hindu published its report on the election results.
- Maha Vikas Aghadi seats
- 3 of 5
- NCP SP seats
- 2 of 2 contested
- Congress seats
- 1, compared with 2 in the 2020 polls
- Report published
- October 30, 2026
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