Mumbai, October 4, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced its candidates for three Teachers’ and Graduates’ constituencies in the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council elections, as the ruling MahaYuti alliance finalised its seat-sharing arrangement for the polls.
The BJP has fielded Smita Yogesh Jadhav from the Pune Division Graduates’ constituency, Sudhakar Vitthalrao Kohle from the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency and Kaustubh Muralidhar Gawde from the Pune Division Teachers’ constituency.
The announcement follows discussions among MahaYuti partners over the distribution of the five seats going to polls. According to alliance leaders, the parties have agreed on a 3:1:1 seat-sharing formula, under which the BJP will contest three seats, while the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena will contest one seat each.
The NCP has been allotted the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates’ constituency, while the Shiv Sena will contest the Amravati Teachers’ constituency.
Meanwhile, the Congress announced its candidates on Saturday, renominating two sitting members and fielding a newcomer for the third seat allotted to the party.
Sitting MLC Abhijit Wanjari will contest from the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency, while Jayant Dinkar Asagaonkar will seek re-election from the Pune Division Teachers’ constituency. The party has also fielded Aditi Pohare from the Amravati Teachers’ constituency.
Voting for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in three Graduates’ and two Teachers’ constituencies will be held on October 23.
The Graduates’ constituencies going to polls are Pune Division, Nagpur Division and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, formerly known as Aurangabad Division. The two Teachers’ constituencies are Pune Division and Amravati Division.
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