Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:03pm on 27 Oct 2026,Tuesday Politics
Counting of votes for 28 Legislative Council seats across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra and Karnataka began at 8 am on October 27. Polling for the biennial elections was held on October 23, with results expected by Tuesday evening. Uttar Pradesh saw counting for 11 seats, while Bihar had 8 seats at stake. Maharashtra had 5 seats, with 182 candidates in the contest, and Karnataka had 4 seats. The process also faced allegations of irregularities in Bihar, where Jan Suraaj candidate Divya Jyoti questioned the handling of election documents. The Election Commission is overseeing the counting process. (PC: HT)
