India, June 18 -- The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance heads into the biennial Maharashtra Legislative Council elections from local authorities' constituencies seeking to win all 17 seats, with voting slated in 12 on Thursday and the remaining five already decided through unopposed victories. Members of local self-government bodies such as municipal corporations, councils, and zilla parishads are eligible to cast their votes between 8 am and 4 pm. Votes will be counted on June 22. Although elections were notified for 17 seats, actual voting will be held only in 12 constituencies as candidates of the ruling alliance have already been elected unopposed in five seats, making their formal declaration a procedural formality. The Mahayuti bloc consist...