The Maharashtra Assembly, consisting of 288 seats, currently has 274 active members. To secure election, each MLC candidate needs 23 first-preference votes. The ruling Mahayuti coalition, which is part of the larger NDA alliance and includes the BJP, the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar wing of NCP, has nominated nine candidates and has the backing of 201 MLAs, including support from Independents and smaller parties.
New Delhi: Resort politics has resurfaced in Maharashtra ahead of elections for 11 Legislative Council seats scheduled for Friday. After its strong performance in the Lok Sabha polls with 30 out of 48 seats, the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi has nominated three candidates, one more than it needs to secure a win, necessitating the election. The Maharashtra Assembly, composed of 288 seats, currently has 274 members.
Each MLC candidate requires 23 first-preference votes for election. The ruling Mahayuti coalition, part of the larger NDA alliance, including the BJP, the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena and the Ajit Pawar wing of NCP, has fielded nine candidates and enjoys support from 201 MLAs, including Independents and smaller parties. On the other hand, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, under the INDIA umbrella, comprises the Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar), with 67 MLAs collectively supporting three candidates.
The neutrality of six MLAs, including an independent, could play a decisive role in the election.