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The letters will be presented to the governor after the election results are declared. The MVA alliance comprises Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP (SP), and Congress.</h2></div><article competitionClients="" currency_ad="1" data-apw="" class="artData clr "><div class="imgBox"><figure class="artImg"><img height="225" width="300" alt="Uddhav" src="https://img.etimg.com/thumb/msid-115586345,width-300,height-225,imgsize-33480,resizemode-75/uddhav.jpg"><span class="imgAgency">PTI</span><figcaption class="figCap">Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray </figcaption></figure></div><div data-brCount="6" class="artText">The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (<a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/mva" target="_blank">MVA</a>) in Maharashtra has collected letters of support from more than 160 of its candidates and some independents, pledging their backing for the alliance in forming a government in the state if voted to power. <br><br><style> #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;} .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;} #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important} #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%} #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;} </style>The counting of votes for the elections to the 288-member legislative assembly held on November 20 began on Saturday. The letters of support collected from more than 160 candidates will be presented to the governor after declaration of results, sources said. According to the sources, it is a normal practice.<br><div data-mid-newpos-mgid="mgid_115586104" id="div-mgid-mid-newpos-115586104"></div><br> Apart from the MVA candidates, some independents and rebels who may win the elections have also been approached, they said. The MVA comprises the Uddhav Thackeray-led <a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/shiv-sena" target="_blank">Shiv Sena</a> (UBT), <a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/ncp" target="_blank">NCP</a> (SP) of <a ref="dofollow" data-ga-onclick="Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href" href="/topic/sharad-pawar" target="_blank">Sharad Pawar</a> and Congress. <br><div style="margin-bottom:45px;" class="adBox custom_ad nonm taboola" data-taboola="taboola_115586104"><div class="colombia colombiaAd" data-section="0" data-position="115586104" data-slot="532740" col="2" data-msg="ctnCallbackHandler" id="div-clmb-ctn-208630-115586104-6"></div><div id="v-economictimes-indiatimes-v3"></div><div data-placement="Mid Article Thumbnails" data-target_type="mix" data-mode="thumbnails-mid" style="min-height:400px; margin-bottom:12px;" class="wdt-taboola" id="taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-115586104"></div></div><br>The Congress had fielded 101 candidates, Shiv Sena (UBT) 95, and NCP (SP) put up 86 nominees in the elections. 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