India, Feb. 19 -- With its superior performance in the assembly polls, the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra is all set to send six nominees to the Rajya Sabha (RS) against the outgoing three in the elections to be held on March 16. With only one nominee expected to be elected from the three opposition parties, the candidate's name will depend on a decision taken by NCP founder Sharad Pawar, who is among the seven outgoing RS members.

Of the seven outgoing MPs, three-Bhagwat Karad, Dhairyashil Patil and Ramdas Athawale-are from the Mahayuti. Of the rest, Sharad Pawar and Fauziya Khan are from the NCP (SP), Rajani Patil from the Congress and Priyanka Chaturvedi from the Shiv Sena (UBT). The RS nominees are elected from among members of the...