Mumbai, March 4 -- Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale on Wednesday met with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai ahead of Rajya Sabha elections.

On Tuesday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its first list of candidates for the Rajya Sabha biennial elections, clearing nine names across six states. The announcement was made by the party's Central Election Committee from its New Delhi headquarters.

From Bihar, the party has nominated National President Nitin Nabin and Shivesh Kumar. In Assam, the nominees are Terash Gowalla and Jogen Mohan. Laxmi Verma has been fielded from Chhattisgarh, while Sanjay Bhatia is the candidate from Haryana. Odisha will see Manmohan Samal and Su...