Voting began on Friday, October 23, in five Maharashtra Legislative Council constituencies covering graduates’ and teachers’ seats. A total of 182 candidates are contesting across 2,419 polling stations, with 10.68 lakh voters eligible to cast their votes in the Mahayuti-MVA contest

Purnekar, the Shiv Sena (UBT) Manpada ward chief, was killed on September 29. He was allegedly shot at before being attacked with sharp weapons. Five accused have been arrested in connection with the case so far