The Maharashtra seat fell vacant after the resignation of Sunetra Pawar on May 6. Her tenure in the Rajya Sabha was originally scheduled to continue till July 4, 2028

The expansion comes days after Vijay assumed office as Chief Minister following the Assembly elections, where his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as the single largest party by winning 108 seats in the 234-member Assembly