Rajya Sabha polls 2022: Maharashtra ministers, MLAs cast their vote at Vidhan Bhavan

Voting for the six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra began on Friday morning at the Vidhan Bhavan, the state legislature complex. The polling process commenced at 9 am, and the results will be declared in the evening. There are a total of seven candidates in the fray for six seats. While the BJP has fielded Union Minister Piyush Goyal, former state minister Anil Bonde and former MP Dhananjay Mahadik, the Shiv Sena has given the opportunity to MP Sanjay Raut and Sanjay Pawar. From the NCP, Praful Patel is in the election ring, while the Congress has fielded Imran Pratapgarhi. The 288-member Legislative Assembly is the electoral college for the biennial elections. The total votes have come down to 285 though, since there is a vacancy due to the death of Shiv Sena MLA Ramesh Latke, and the Bombay High Court on June 10 rejecting the pleas filed by minister Nawab Malik and former minister Anil Deshmukh seeking a day's bail to vote in the elections. Pics/Pradeep Dhivar