7Photo© dnaindia.comEknath Shinde-led Mahayuti sweeps Maharashtra council polls, wins 9 of 11 seats
In Maharashtra, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance—which includes the saffron party, the NCP of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena—rebounds from a dismal showing in the general election with a significant victory in MLC polls. Congress has managed to secure victory on only 1 seat.
Pankaja Munde, the late prominent leader Gopinath Munde's daughter, was one of the five candidates put out by the BJP. Every single one of the five won. Both the NCP of Ajit Pawar and the Shinde Sena named two. Everybody four won.
Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar led the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which consisted of the Congress, Sena, and NCP sections (shattered by Mr. Shinde and Mr. Pawar's rebellions) and fielded three candidates.