Shiv Sena (UBT) had been keen to re-nominate its Rajya Sabha member Priyanka Chaturvedi, while the Congress was considering senior leader Balasaheb Thorat.
Sources said that after the demise of Ajit Pawar and the halt of NCPs' merger talks, the 85-year-old Sharad Pawar sought re-nomination as a Rajya Sabha candidate so that he can continue to anchor his ...
Maharashtra spokesperson Atul Londed Patil, on the other hand, demanded that since the Congress is the second largest party in MVA, it must be given either the RS seat or the MLC.
Dr Abhijeet Lodha, who treated the veteran leader, said that there was no need to keep Pawar in the ICU, and he has been moved to a private room in the hospital.