MVA Parties Negotiate Maharashtra's Lone Rajya Sabha Seat Ahead of March Polls

Ahead of the March 16, 2026 Rajya Sabha polls for seven Maharashtra seats, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is negotiating over the lone winnable seat. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray claims it should go to his party based on numerical strength and rotation policy. Meanwhile, Congress seeks the seat to maintain its Leader of Opposition status in the Rajya Sabha, proposing a seat swap with Shiv Sena involving a Maharashtra Legislative Council vacancy. Discussions among MVA constituents, including NCP, continue with no deadlock reported.