Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is set to enter the Legislative Council after being elected unopposed by the Congress on Sunday, saying he will withdraw one of his two candidates for nine seats on May 21.
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“We have decided to field only one of the two candidates for the MLC elections, which means there will be five candidates for the total seats in the MVA (Shiv Sena, NCP, and Maha Vikas Agari of Congress) (out of a total of nine ). ” State Congress President Balasaheb Thorat was quoted as saying by PTI.
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Earlier in the day, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said that Thackeray was not ready to contest the Legislative Council elections unless elected unopposed, saying that ruling coalition partner Congress was determined to contest two seats. , Which was likely to force a contest.
The BJP has fielded four candidates.
