After the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra, now we will see the fight for Legislative Council elections. Eleven candidates will be in the fray for the 10 seats in the Legislative Council. As a result, hopes of a by-election have been dashed and five candidates from BJP and six from Mahavikas Aghadi will face each other.
Sadabhau Khot withdrew his candidature at the last minute on behalf of BJP and Shivajirao Garje withdrew his candidature on behalf of NCP. So now 11 candidates are in the fray for 10 seats in the Legislative Council.
Candidates contesting for the Legislative Council
Shiv Sena (Vidhan Parishad Shiv Sena Candidate)Sachin AhirAamshya Padvi
NCP (Vidhan Parishad Candidate)Eknath KhadseRamraje Naik Nimbalkar
Congress (Vidhan Parishad Congress Candidate)Bhai JagtapChandrakant Handore
BJP (Vidhan Parishad BJP Candidate)Pravin DarekarUma KhapreShrikant BhartiyaRam ShindePrasad Lad
Devendra Fadnavis, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said that the confidence of the BJP has been boosted after the third candidate was elected in the Rajya Sabha elections. "There is dissatisfaction in the ruling party, there is a lack of coordination among them, so we will fight for the fifth seat and win," he said.