India, Oct. 29 -- The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance triumphed in the Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) elections, bagging three of the five seats where polling was held, while cracks surfaced in the ruling Mahayuti bloc on Thursday as the BJP blamed ally Shiv Sena for the coalition's poor showing, accusing it of non-cooperation and undermining the coalition.

Congress candidate Abhijeet Wanjari was declared the winner in the Nagpur graduates constituency on Thursday, after a keenly watched vote-counting exercise that stretched for more than 40 hours.

Wanjari's victory was notable because Nagpur is home to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, and the RSS headquarters. Gadkari was a member of the legi...