The MVA is banking on its traditional support base and networks of educational institutions in western Maharashtra in the Pune division’s Graduate and Teachers’ constituency elections. (ANI Photo)

With polling for the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in the Pune division over, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is banking on its traditional support base in western Maharashtra , while the BJP is counting on its grassroots organisation to make inroads into the Opposition’s stronghold.

The Pune division Graduate’s and Teachers’ constituencies cover Pune, Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur and Solapur districts. Western Maharashtra has traditionally been a Congress and undivided NCP stronghold. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress won two seats and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) three, including Baramati, represented by party working president Supriya Sule .…