With a close contest being played out between the state's ruling Shiv Sena and the opposition BJP for the sixth seat, voting for six seats of the Rajya Sabha in Maharashtra is underway at the Vidhan Bhavan, the state legislature complex.

As the Maharashtra MLAs reached Vidhan Sabha in Mumbai for the Rajya Sabha elections, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said, "All four candidates of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) will win. We have full support."