India, March 10 -- After giving up its claim to the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra that the MVA was certain to win, the Shiv Sena (UBT) has staked its claim to the lone legislative council seat that the Opposition will contest in the election to nine seats in April. The Sena (UBT) wants the seat for party chief and former chief minister Uddhav Thackeray.

The other two alliance partners in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Congress and the NCP (SP), are yet to declare their stand on whom they will support.

The MVA constituents were initially divided on which coalition partner would nominate a candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra. While the NCP (SP) wanted it for party chief Sharad Pawar, Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Th...