Mumbai (Maharashtra), Sept. 22 -- : Congress leader Rajni Patil and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Upadhyay filed their nominations for the upcoming Rajya Sabha bypoll in Maharashtra at the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday.
Rajni Patil is a former Congress Member of Parliament (MP) while Sanjay Upadhyay is the general secretary of BJP Mumbai unit.
The seat fell vacant after the demise of Congress MP Rajiv Satav earlier this year. The tenure of the Rajya Sabha seat is till April 2026.
After the BJP candidate filed nomination, state party chief Chandrakant Patil said expressed confidence about victory.
"Our candidate will win for sure. If a party with 56 MLAs (Shiv Sena) can have a Chief Minister and a party with 54 MLAs (Na...