MUMBAI: The ruling Mahayuti alliance scored a resounding victory in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, securing 16 of the 17 seats whose results were declared on Monday.Polling for the 17 constituencies was held on June 18, though six Mahayuti candidates had already been elected unopposed, giving the alliance a significant head start. The BJP emerged as the biggest winner, bagging 11 seats, while the Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde won three seats and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP secured two.Maharashtra MLC Elections 2026: Winners List
- Thane — Ravindra Phatak (Shiv Sena) — Elected unopposed
- Yavatmal — Dushyant Chaturvedi (Shiv Sena) — Elected unopposed
- Raigad-Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg — Aniket Tatkare (NCP) — Elected unopposed
- Pune — Vikram Kakade (NCP) — Elected unopposed
- Wardha-Gadchiroli-Chandrapur — Arun Lakhani (BJP) — Elected unopposed
- Ahilyanagar — Prajakt Tanpure (BJP) — Elected unopposed
- Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar-Jalna — Suhas Shirsat (BJP) — Won
- Nashik — Gokul Gite (Independent/BJP rebel) — Won
- Bhandara-Gondia — Avinash Brahmankar (BJP) — Won
- Sangli-Satara — Dhairyasheel Kadam (BJP) — Won
- Parbhani-Hingoli — Sayeed Khan (Shiv Sena) — Won
- Solapur — Rajendra Raut (BJP) — Won
- Dharashiv-Latur-Beed — Basavaraj Patil (BJP) — Won
- Nagpur — Rajiv Potdar (BJP) — Won
- Jalgaon — Nandkishore Mahajan (BJP) — Won
- Amravati — Pravin Pote (BJP) — Won
- Nanded — Amar Rajurkar (BJP) — Won
The only constituency that did not elect an official Mahayuti nominee was Nashik, where Independent candidate and BJP rebel Gokul Gite defeated Shiv Sena’s Narendra Darade. The outcome is being viewed as a major embarrassment for the Shiv Sena, which had fielded Darade as the alliance’s candidate.
