MLC Election Results: BJP Emerges as Biggest Winner Across Four States, Congress Wins Nagpur Seat

New Delhi/Alive News: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerged as the biggest winner in the latest elections to 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka. The Congress, meanwhile, managed to secure just one seat, winning the Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency in Maharashtra for the second consecutive time.

Despite its overall performance, the BJP suffered setbacks in two politically significant constituencies: the Varanasi Teachers’ Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, which falls within Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, and the Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency, associated with Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s parliamentary seat. Both seats went to the opposition.

The results saw victories for the BJP, Samajwadi Party (SP), Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde, the Sharad Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Janata Dal (Secular), Jan Suraaj Party and independent candidates.

Here is the state-wise list of winners.

Uttar Pradesh MLC Election Results

The BJP and the Samajwadi Party secured victories across the state’s graduate and teachers’ constituencies, with the SP winning the key Varanasi Teachers’ and Graduates’ seats.

1. Meerut Graduates’ Constituency: Dinesh Kumar Goyal (BJP)
2. Agra Graduates’ Constituency: Dr Manvendra Pratap Singh, popularly known as Guru Ji (BJP)
3. Allahabad-Jhansi Graduates’ Constituency: Dr Man Singh Yadav (SP)
4. Lucknow Teachers’ Constituency: Umesh Dwivedi (BJP)
5. Varanasi Teachers’ Constituency: Lal Bihari Yadav (SP)
6. Agra Teachers’ Constituency: Dr Akash Agarwal (SP)
7. Meerut Teachers’ Constituency: Shri Chand Sharma (BJP)
8. Bareilly-Moradabad Teachers’ Constituency: Dr Hari Singh Dhillon (BJP)
9. Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers’ Constituency: Dhruv Kumar Tripathi (BJP)
10. Lucknow Graduates’ Constituency: Kanti Singh (SP)
11. Varanasi Graduates’ Constituency: Ashutosh Sinha (SP)

Bihar MLC Election Results

The BJP won seats in the Kosi Graduates’, Tirhut Teachers’ and Darbhanga Graduates’ constituencies. Independent candidates and regional parties also made gains across the state.

1. Kosi Graduates’ Constituency: Dr N.K. Yadav (BJP)
2. Saran Teachers’ Constituency: Rahul Raj (Independent)
3. Patna Teachers’ Constituency: Dr Sanjeev Singh (RJD)
4. Tirhut Teachers’ Constituency: Narendra Prasad Singh (BJP)
5. Darbhanga Teachers’ Constituency: Dr Suresh Prasad Rai (Jan Suraaj Party)
6. Patna Graduates’ Constituency: Neeraj Kumar (JD(U))
7. Tirhut Graduates’ Constituency: Banshidhar Brajwasi (Independent)
8. Darbhanga Graduates’ Constituency: Sarvesh Kumar (BJP)

Maharashtra MLC Election Results

Maharashtra delivered a significant result for the Congress, with Abhijit Vanjari retaining the Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency for the party. The Sharad Pawar faction of the NCP also won two seats.

1. Pune Teachers’ Constituency: Kaustubh Gawde (BJP)
2. Amravati Teachers’ Constituency: Kiran Sarnaik (Shiv Sena, Eknath Shinde faction)
3. Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Graduates’ Constituency: Pratapsinh Patil (NCP, Sharad Pawar faction)
4. Pune Graduates’ Constituency: Harshada Deshmukh-Jadhav (NCP, Sharad Pawar faction)
5. Nagpur Graduates’ Constituency: Abhijit Vanjari (Congress)

Karnataka MLC Election Results

The BJP secured victories in three constituencies in Karnataka, while the Janata Dal (Secular) won the Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency.

1. Bengaluru Teachers’ Constituency: A.P. Ranganath (JD(S))
2. North-East Teachers’ Constituency: Shashil G. Namoshi (BJP)
3. South-East Graduates’ Constituency: K.M. Suresh (BJP)
4. West Graduates’ Constituency: S.V. Sankanur (BJP)

BJP Leads Overall, but Opposition Scores Key Wins

The results underline the BJP’s strong performance across the four states, while also highlighting the opposition’s ability to hold or capture important constituencies. The Samajwadi Party performed strongly in Uttar Pradesh, while the Congress secured a notable victory in Nagpur. In Maharashtra, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction also made gains.

The outcome provides a mixed political picture: the BJP emerged as the largest winner overall, but its defeats in Varanasi and Nagpur offered the opposition significant victories in politically prominent constituencies.