India, June 22 -- Maharashtra's ruling Mahayuti alliance won 16 out of 17 legislative council seats on Monday, even though allegations of cross-voting and tacit support from a section of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership for a rebel candidate against the Shiv Sena for the Nashik seat marred a clean sweep.

BJP rebel Gokul Geete, who contested as an Independent, defeated the Mahayuti's candidate, Shiv Sena leader Narendra Darade, triggering the allegations.

The polling for the legislative council seats was held on June 18. The BJP won 11 of the 17 seats. Deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena secured three seats. The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of deputy chief minister Sunetra Pawar bagged two seats.

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