Seven candidates, including NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, on Thursday (April 3, 2026) filed nominations for seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra. With this, six candidates of the ruling Mahayuti alliance, including Union Minister Ramdas Athawale and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Tawde, and the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) nominee, Mr. Pawar, are set to get elected unopposed.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday (June 10, 2025) stated that his party was willing to take “a step forward or backward” for the welfare of Maharashtra and the Marathi-speaking populace, dismissing any political ego in the matter.