Nawab Malik:
Veteran
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader
Nawab Malik, a minister in the Maharashtra government, has suffered a major setback. The High Court has refused to grant relief to Malik, who is seeking permission to go to the assembly for Rajya Sabha elections. Nawab Malik had asked the court to release him on bond or allow him to go to the assembly with the police to cast his vote in the Rajya Sabha elections.
What are the equations of Maharashtra Rajya Sabha elections?
If Nawab Malik does not get relief from the court, the Rajya Sabha elections may be disastrous for the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). Before this decision of the court, a candidate needed 42 votes to win but now after this decision of the court 41 votes will be needed. In the elections being held on 6 seats of Maharashtra, 7 candidates are in the fray.
How many candidates from which party?
7 candidates are contesting for 6 Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Of these, 3 are from BJP and 2 from Shiv Sena, 1-1 from NCP and Congress. Anil Bonde, Piyush Goyal and Dhananjay Mahadik from BJP and Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar from Shiv Sena. Apart from this, Praful Patel from NCP and Shire Imran Pratapgarhi from Congress are also in the fray.
Which party has how many MLAs in Maharashtra?
In the Maharashtra Assembly, no party has a majority. The state has an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress (Mahavikas Aghadi). The Shiv Sena has the largets number of seats. The Shiv Sena has 55, NCP has 51 and Congress has 44, besides Samajwadi Party has 2, PJP has 2 and IND has 13 MLAs. Accordingly, Mahavikas Aghadi has a total of 167 MLAs. Besides, BJP has only 106 MLAs. However, the BJP claims that it has the support of 7 independents.
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