Through PTI
MUMBAI: Maharashtra BJP leader Chandrakant Patil on Thursday stated his celebration can box a 3rd candidate for the June 10 Rajya Sabha elections and win that seat too if the central management advised.
Previous within the day, the Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar filed their nomination papers for the elections to 6 Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra for which individuals of the state Meeting would be the electors.
“If the central management instructs us, we can box a 3rd candidate and win that seat as smartly. Going through the power within the Meeting, two applicants of BJP can win simply,” Patil advised journalists right here.
A candidate will desire a quota of 42 votes to win. The BJP has sufficient votes to win two seats by itself. Ruling alliance companions Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have the votes to get one candidate each and every elected one at a time, however in combination they are able to get some other candidate elected to the Higher Area of Parliament.
Banking in this mathematics, the Sena has made up our minds to box two applicants within the election. The BJP has 106 MLAs within the 288-member Meeting.
The power of alternative events is as follows: Shiv Sena 55, NCP 53, Congress 44, Bahujan Vikas Aghadi 3, Samajwadi Birthday celebration, AIMIM and Prahar Janshakti Birthday celebration two each and every, MNS, CPM, Peasants and Staff Birthday celebration, Rashtriya Samaj Paksha, Swabhimani Birthday celebration, Jansurajya Shakti and Krantikari Shetkari Birthday celebration one each and every.
There are 13 Independents, whilst one seat is vacant.