MUMBAI: Battle for limited opposition seats in Maharashtra intensified on Thursday as Sena UBT Aditya Thackeray In fact, his party won the only winnable seat of Maha Vikas Aghadi in the upcoming Lok Sabha and Legislative Council polls.Pointing to the current strength of the Congress, Aditya said the calculation favored his party over its MVA allies Congress and SP. In the 288-member Maharashtra Assembly, the Sena UBT has 20 members, followed by the Congress (16) and the NCP (SP) (10).“If you look at the numbers, the (RS polls) seat belongs to the Sena UBT and the MVA will definitely negotiate in this direction,” Aditya said.The EC will officially announce the voting results for the seven federal house seats on March 16 and February 26. Prominent members whose terms are about to expire include NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar. According to Sena UBT’s Sanjay Raut, Pawar has expressed his intention to seek re-election.RS members are elected by MLAs and given Mahayutthi’s strength, it is likely to win six of the seven seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming polls.
