The Maha Vikas Aghadi on Wednesday nominated Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) veteran leader Sharad Pawar as its candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha polls, fielding him for the alliance’s lone seat from Maharashtra.
Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar said that his party had initially claimed the Rajya Sabha seat but will now support Sharad Pawar, abiding by Maha Vikas Aghadi ethics. He added that the high command, led by Mallikarjun Kharge, decided Pawar should be backed for the Maharashtra seat. "Our high command has decided to support Pawar Saheb," Wadettiwar said while speaking to ANI.
He said, "We had claimed the Rajya Sabha seat because our party is a national party. There was a strong demand for it. However, many leaders from the NCP Sharad Pawar faction contacted us and also reached out to Uddhav Thackeray. Among them, Sharad Pawar is the senior-most... We are abiding by the ethics of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). Our high command has decided to support Pawar Saheb."
"We've received a call that Mallikarjun Kharge has decided that Pawar Saheb should be supported," Wadettiwar added.
Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule also thanked the Congress and Sena UBT and said, "I am eternally grateful to the Congress and Shiv Sena for the large-heartedness they have shown..."
Meanwhile, this announcement came hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced a list of four candidates, includes Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, former Nagpur mayor Maya Chintaman Ivnate, and Ramrao Wadkute, for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra.
Rajya Sabha Elections 2026
The Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled on March 16, 2026. Rajya Sabha has a total of 245 seats, making it arguably a sizeable number in the overall strength of the House. This year, the Rajya Sabha polls will happen in three phases—on March 16, for 37 seats; on June 24, for 24 seats; and on November 11, for 11 seats. Clearly, the March 16 polls are the largest of the lot.
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