The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) came trumps winning three seats while the ruling Balasahebanchi Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party (BSS-BJP) and a BJP-supported Independent bagged one seat each, in the biennial MLC elections to five .
Counting for the Amravati division graduates constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Council is still underway on Friday, more than 24 hours after the process began, as no candidate could secure the necessary quota of votes
In a boost to the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), its candidate Dhiraj Lingade won the Amravati division graduates constituency of the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Friday, defeating sitting legislator Ranjit Patil of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
The six-year term of five Council members - three from teachers (Konkan, Aurangabad and Nagpur) and two from graduates (Nashik and Amravati) constituencies - is expiring on February 7.