BJP names three Legislative Council candidates, fields Sudhakar Kohle from Nagpur graduates' seat
The BJP has released its list of three candidates for the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls, following the Congress, with Kohle to face Congress MLA Abhijit Wanjari.
Activity has picked up ahead of the Legislative Council elections in Maharashtra. Almost all political parties have begun vigorous preparations. After the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party has now released its list of three candidates.
The BJP has finalised candidates for three seats. Smita Jadhav has been given the ticket from the Pune graduates' constituency. Sudhakar Kohle will contest the Nagpur graduates' constituency. Kaustubh Gawde has been fielded from the Pune teachers' constituency.
Nagpur registration chief Sudhakar Kohle's name has been finalised for the Nagpur graduates' election. The former MLA's candidature was confirmed after a meeting with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the Ramgiri bungalow in Nagpur. His name had already been doing the rounds as a likely BJP candidate. He has finally been given the opportunity.
He will now face a direct contest with Congress sitting MLA Abhijit Wanjari.
The elections to three graduates' and two teachers' seats of the Maharashtra Legislative Council have been officially announced. Voting will be held on October 23, 2026, and results will be declared after counting on October 27.
The full schedule is as follows. The notification will be issued on September 29, 2026. The last date for filing nominations is October 6, 2026. Nominations will be scrutinised on October 7, 2026. The last date for withdrawal is October 9, 2026. Polling will be held on October 23, 2026, from 8 am to 4 pm. Counting and results will come on October 27, 2026.
The seats going to the polls include the Aurangabad graduates' seat, where Satish Bhanudas Chavan (Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar's NCP, Maha Vikas Aghadi) is the former MLA. On the Pune graduates' seat, Arun Ganpati Lad (Nationalist Congress Party, Sharad Pawar's NCP, Maha Vikas Aghadi) is the former MLA.
On the Nagpur graduates' seat, Abhijit Govindrao Wanjari (Congress) is the former MLA. On the Amravati teachers' seat, Kiran Ramrao Sarnaik (Shiv Sena, Shinde faction) is the former MLA. On the Pune teachers' seat, Jayant Dinkar Asgaonkar (Congress) is the former MLA.
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