MUMBAI: The fault line in the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance widened after Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde led the Shiv Sena to revolt against Mahayuti’s official candidates in the biennial elections to the Maharashtra Legislative Council, scheduled for October 23, 2026. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced that elections to five MLC seats in Maharashtra are scheduled for October 23, with counting on October 27, 2026. The five MLC seats going to the polls include three graduate constituencies — Sambhaji Nagar, Pune and Nagpur — and two teachers’ constituencies — Amr...