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Maharashtra MLC elections 2026: BJP suffers setback as Congress wins Nagpur graduates' seat

In a big setback for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress has won the Nagpur graduates' seat, the sitting MLC Abhijeet Wanjari defeated his closest rival of the BJP by 3,271 votes. The Congress candidate MLC Wanjari secured 67,231 votes, while BJP's Sudhakar Kohale got 63,960 votes.Kohale was leading his Congress rival by 4,294 votes after the second round of counting on Wednesday. After round two of the counting with reference to first preference votes, Kohale had polled 60,924 votes while Wanjari secured 56,630. Independent candidate Nitesh Karale received 24,249 votes.