Union minister Murlidhar Mohol and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate Harshada Deshmukh-Jadhav were among those who cast their votes on Friday as polling began for the Pune Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies in the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections.

Mohol expressed confidence that the ruling Mahayuti alliance would win all five seats being contested across the state. The biennial elections cover three graduates' constituencies and two teachers' constituencies, with counting scheduled for October 27.