Congress and JD(U) Win Key Legislative Council Seats
Abhijeet Wanjari and Neeraj Kumar secured victories in Legislative Council elections across Maharashtra and Bihar, dealing setbacks to the BJP and RJD.
Legislative Council elections across India saw mixed results for major parties, with Abhijeet Wanjari of the Indian National Congress retaining the Nagpur Division Graduates’ constituency seat in Maharashtra. Wanjari defeated Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Sudhakar Kohale with 67,231 votes to Kohale's 63,960. The victory occurred after second-preference elimination rounds, marking a significant loss for the BJP in the hometown of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari.
In Bihar, Janata Dal (United) leader Neeraj Kumar won the Patna Graduates constituency, defeating a Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate. Kumar attributed the win to party workers and the blessings of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, stating that the "power of money has been defeated."
Other Bihar results included the Rashtriya Janata Dal defeating five-term BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav in the Patna Teachers' constituency, while the BJP secured the Tirhut Teachers' seat. Independent candidate Rahul Raj won the Saran Teachers' constituency, and the Jan Suraaj Party's Suresh Prasad Rai defeated Congress MLC Madan Mohan Jha in the Darbhanga Teachers' constituency by 324 votes. Additionally, the BJP's Manvendra Pratap Singh won the Agra Block Graduates seat in Uttar Pradesh.
