The BJP retained its three RS seats in the state in a close fight with the Shiv Sena. The results are being seen as a setback for chief minister Uddhav Thackeray
Sambhaji Chhatrapati, a descendant of Shivaji Maharaj and prominent Maratha leader, who had announced that he would contest the RS polls as an Independent, had said he was pulling out after failing to garner support for his re-election bid