Nagpur, 27 Oct

(HS): The counting for five seats to the Legislative Council began on Tuesday

morning. Polling for three graduates’ constituencies in Pune, Nagpur and

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and two teachers’ constituencies in Amravati and Pune

were held on October 23.

Objection was

raised over in the beginning of counting for Graduates’ Constituencies in Pune,

as eight ballot boxes were found to be open without official seal. Harshada

Jadhav, a candidate of the Maha-Vikas Aghadi raised the objection. The counting

process was stopped for some time.

There was no

objection received so far from the other constituencies.

In the polling

on ballot papers as it was preferencial voting.

Both BJP-led

Mahayuti and Maha-Vikas Aghadi (MVA) faced rebellion. The trend will be known by

the afternoon.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar