New Delhi, March 16 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday revealed the names of three candidates for the upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Council by-elections, after receiving approval from the party's Central Election Committee (CEC).

The selected candidates are Sandip Diwakarrao Joshi, Sanjay Kishanrao Kenekar, and Dadarao Yadavrao Keche.

The by-polls are being held to fill vacant seats in the Legislative Council, and the BJP, aiming to strengthen its presence in the state legislature.

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Five seats in the state legislative council fell vacant after the existing MLCs won last year's state assembly election.

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