Updated On: 27 September, 2021 06:20 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
The BJP had fielded Sanjay Upadhyay for the bypoll and he has now withdrawn from the race, paving the way for Patil (62) to get elected unopposed. Patil and Upadhyay were the only candidates in the fray

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with former MP Rajani Patil. Pic/Twitter Rajani Patil
Senior Congress leader Rajani Patil is set to be declared elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra after the opposition BJP on Monday withdrew its candidate from the next month's bypoll.
The by-election was necessitated due to the death of sitting Congress MP Rajeev Satav in May. His term in the Upper House of Parliament was till April 2, 2026.