Rajya Sabha polls: Shiv Sena corrals MLAs in Mumbai resort to keep away from poaching

By PTI

MUMBAI: Ahead of the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls, the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra has determined to shift its MLAs from a resort in suburban Malad to a five-star resort in south Mumbai as a part of a method to push back poaching, a senior celebration chief mentioned on Tuesday.

All legislators of the Sena have been summoned to Mumbai and they’ll keep collectively until the polls on June 10, he mentioned.

“We were in ‘The Retreat’ (at Madh island in northwest Mumbai) and all our ministers too were present there. That was part of our strategy. We will be moving to hotel ‘The Trident’ (in south Mumbai) today,” Sena MLA and celebration spokesperson Sunil Prabhu mentioned.

The Trident is at a stone’s throw from the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly the place voting will happen for the six Rajya Sabha seats.

The Sena has 55 MLAs (one MLA had died resulting from a coronary heart assault final month) within the 288-member House.

Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Monday met the MLAs of his celebration in addition to others supporting it.

After greater than twenty years, the state will witness a contest within the Rajya Sabha polls as there are seven candidates within the fray for six seats.

The Sena has fielded two candidates — Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar — whereas the BJP has nominated Union minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik.

The NCP (Praful Patel) and Congress (Imran Pratapgarhi) have fielded one candidate every.

The contest lies for the sixth seat between Pawar and Mahadik.

Given its energy within the Assembly, the BJP has sufficient votes to win two seats, whereas the Sena, NCP and Congress can win one seat every.

The Sena (55), NCP (52) and Congress (44) — all constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi– have sufficient votes collectively to make sure the victory for the second candidate of the Sena.

While two NCP MLAs- Anil Deshmukh and minister Nawab Malik- are at the moment in jail, one seat is mendacity vacant within the 288-member House.

Apart from the 4 essential events, the Assembly has 25 MLAs from smaller events and Independents.

The Sena determined to corral its MLAs after accusing the opposition BJP of “horse-trading” and utilizing Central companies to strain impartial MLAs.

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday met the MLAs of his celebration, the Shiv Sena, in addition to others who’ve been supporting it forward of June 10 Rajya Sabha polls for six seats from the state.

“The chief minister met legislators of the Shiv Sena and the MLAs (independent and those from smaller parties) backing our party,” Sena chief Anil Desai mentioned.

The Sena is comfortably positioned forward of the election, he careworn.

After greater than twenty years, the state will witness a contest within the Rajya Sabha polls as there are seven candidates within the fray for six seats.

The Shiv Sena has fielded two candidates — Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar — whereas the BJP has put up three candidates — Union minister Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde and Dhananjay Mahadik.

The NCP (Praful Patel) and Congress (Imran Pratapgarhi) have fielded one candidate every.

The BJP has votes to win two seats, whereas the Sena, NCP and Congress can win one seat every.

However, collectively the Sena, NCP and Congress — a part of the ruling coalition — have sufficient votes to make sure victory for the second Sena candidate.

With the BJP fielding three candidates, each vote is necessary for Sena.

The Sena has additionally accused the BJP of “horse-trading” and utilizing central companies to pressurize impartial MLAs.