With seven candidates running for six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra, ‘resort politics’ has entered the picture even in the MVA-ruled state. BJP will win two seats and three MVA candidates will be elected according to the numbers in the assembly. A high-voltage contest is expected for the sixth seat between Shiv Sena’s second candidate Sanjay Pawar, who is backed by the Maha Vikas Aghadi, and BJP’s third candidate Dhananjay Mahadik.
Earlier in the day, an MVA delegation led by NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal met BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and persuaded him to withdraw Mahadik from the race in exchange for an additional seat in the upcoming state legislative council elections. Express. An NCP minister said, “The BJP leadership rejected the offer and instead made the same counter-proposal to the MVA, which the Shiv Sena rejected.”
And now, the Shiv Sena has decided to invite its MLAs to Mumbai and stay in a hotel to avoid any possibility of poaching, a party source told PTI on Friday evening.
Friday was the last day for withdrawal of nominations, but none of the candidates backed down, making the contest imminent. This (calling MLAs before elections) is a common practice, Shiv Sena leader Anil Desai said without elaborating.
The BJP has fielded three candidates- Union Minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik. NCP has given ticket to Praful Patel again. Shiv Sena has fielded Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar. Congress has given candidature to Imran Pratapgarhi.
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