Kamal Ghorui
Mumbai: The battle for Maharashtra’s limited opposition seats intensified Thursday as Sena UBT’s Aaditya Thackeray virtually staked his party’s claim to the Maha Vikas Aghadi’s lone winnable seats in the upcoming Rajya Sabha and legislative council polls.Pointing to the current strength of the assembly, Aaditya suggested the arithmetic favours his party over its MVA allies Congress and NCP (SP). In the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, Sena UBT has 20 legislators, followed by Congress (16) and NCP (SP) (10).“If you look at the figures, the (RS polls) seat belongs to Sena UBT, and talks will definitely happen in that direction in MVA,” Aaditya said.EC is set to officially notify polls for seven Rajya Sabha seats, scheduled for March 16, on Feb 26. Among prominent members whose term is to expire is NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar. Pawar has already signalled his intent to seek re-election, according to Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut.RS members are elected by MLAs, and given the massive strength of the Mahayuti, it is likely to win six out of seven seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming polls.
