Union minister Raosaheb Danve on Monday said had the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra offered its Rajya Sabha seat to Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, it would have reflected the party's respect for the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

The tenure of six Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra - Piyush Goyal, Vinay Sahastrabuddhe and Vikas Mahatme (all three from the BJP), P Chidambaram (Congress), Praful Patel (NCP) and Sanjay Raut (Shiv Sena) - ends on July 4.