Seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra are set to fall vacant in April. The BJP-led Mahayuti’s four nominees can grab seats as the alliance has over 230 MLAs in the 288-member assembly.
The Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra retiring this year include NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, Athawale, who heads RPI (A), Fauzia Khan of NCP (SP), Rajni Patil (Congress), Priyanka Chaturvedi of Shiv Sena (UBT), and BJP leaders Dhananjay Patil and Bhagwat Karad.
Polling will be held on March 16 between 9 am and 4 pm. The counting is scheduled to commence at 5 pm the same day.
The Election Commission of India has announced elections to 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states. Of these seats, 12 are currently held by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), while 25 are with the Opposition.
