India, Oct. 28 -- NCP (SP) candidate Harshada Deshmukh-Jadhav was leading BJP's Smita Jadhav in the first-preference count for the Pune division Graduates' constituency in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, while BJP candidate Kaustubh Gawade was ahead in the Teachers' constituency, according to early trends on Tuesday.

Counting is underway at Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Sports Complex in Balewadi, with the final results expected on Wednesday.

In the Graduates' constituency, 226,224 valid votes were counted for determining the winning quota, which was set at 113,113 votes. Candidates must secure the prescribed quota to win.

The elections follow the proportional representation system using the single transferable vote (ST...