India, March 5 -- After protracted negotiations within the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the coalition has decided to renominate Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the lone Rajya Sabha seat it is expected to win.

The ruling Mahayuti alliance will contest the six remaining Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra. The BJP has nominated candidates for four seats, while the NCP has nominated Jay Pawar, son of party chief Sunetra Pawar, for one seat. The Shiv Sena did not announce its candidate till late on Wednesday night.

Seven Rajya Sabha seats from Maharashtra are going to polls on March 16, for which March 5 is the deadline for filing nominations.

The ruling and opposition coalitions have decided to contest seats proportionat...