All Maharashtra council candidates to be elected unopposed after Congress opts out
All candidates for the 10 Maharashtra legislative council seats, including one by-election, are set to be elected unopposed after the Congress party decided not to field any candidates. The ruling Mahayuti coalition and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi both filed a proportionate number of nominations, avoiding contested elections. The decision followed internal discussions among opposition leaders and fulfills a commitment to support certain candidates across party lines.
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All Maharashtra council candidates to be elected unopposed after Congress opts outOf the ten seats, nine are due for biennial elections as sitting members retire on May 13.Published on: May 01, 2026 6:52 AM ISTBy Faisal Malik, Saurabha KulshreshthaShare viaCopy link All candidates contesting the Maharashtra legislative council elections for 10 seats, including one by-election, are set to be elected unopposed as only proportionate number of candidates from the main political parties filed their nominations until Thursday, the last day for filing nominations.BJP candidates Sunil Karjatkar, Madhavi Naik, Sanjay Bhende, Vivek Kolhe, and Pramod Jathar contesting for the MLC election (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)This became possible after the Congress decided not to contest the election.
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