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News India Live, Digital Desk: 7 Rajya Sabha seats are falling vacant from Maharashtra, whose tenure is ending in April 2026. On the basis of numerical strength in the assembly, BJP can easily win its 4 candidates.

4 declared candidates of BJP (The Nominees)

1. Vinod Tawde: Growing stature in the organization

The decision to send Vinod Tawde to Rajya Sabha is being considered as a reward for his dedication towards the organization. He is currently in-charge of Bihar and is playing an important role for the party at the national level.

2. Ramdas Athawale: Strength of alliance

Ramdas Athawale’s tenure was ending in April. By making him a candidate again, BJP has tried to give a positive message towards the Dalit community and its alliance ‘Mahayuti’.

3. Social and regional balance (Social Engineering)

OBC and Tribal Card: Through Maya Ivanate and Ramrao Wadkute, BJP has tried to woo Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Other Backward Class (OBC) voters.

Regional equation: Both Vidarbha and Marathwada regions have got representation in this list.

Equation of other seats (Total 7 Seats)

Out of 7 seats in Maharashtra, the mathematics of remaining 3 seats is as follows:

Eknath Shinde (Shiv Sena) and Ajit Pawar (NCP): There is a possibility of getting 1-1 seat in their share. Parth Pawar There is talk of filing nomination from NCP.

Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA): The opposition has the chances of winning only 1 seat. Sharad Pawar Or Priyanka Chaturvedi There is currently suspense over the future.

Important Dates:

Last date of nomination: 5 March 2026

Election date: 16 March 2026

Result: Till the evening of 16 March.