Mumbai, July 12: The voting for the Maharashtra Legislative Council Elections is underway at Vidhan Sabha for the 11 seats of the Council and will go on till 4 pm on Friday. A total of 12 candidates are in the fray. The elections come just months ahead of the Assembly elections slated to take place in the state later this year. Ahead of the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, BJP's MLC candidate Pankaja Munde visited and offered prayers at Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai. Maharashtra MLC Elections 2024: Shiv Sena UBT Demands Extension in Voting Time Citing Heavy Rains.

The BJP has fielded five candidates, its allies Shiv Sena and the NCP two each. The BJP candidates are Pankaja Munde, Yogesh Tilekar, Parinay Phuke, Amit Gorkhe, and Sadabhau Khot. Shiv Sena has fielded Krupal Tumane and Bhawana Gawl and NCP has fielded Rajesh Vitekar and Shivajirao Garje. The elections are underway on 11 seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council, as the six-year tenure of the MLCs will end on July 27. Voting Begins for Crucial Council Elections in Maharashtra.

The quota to elect one MLC is the votes of 23 MLAs. The BJP leads with 103 MLAs, followed by Shiv Sena, (38), NCP (42), Congress (37), Shiv Sena (UBT) (15), and NCP (Sharad Pawar) (10).

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