Uddhav Elected to Legislative Council Unopposed, Secures CM’s Seat

Fifty-nine-year-old Thackeray, who is also the president of Shiv Sena, makes his debut as a legislator.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and eight others were elected unopposed to state Legislative Council on Thursday, 14 May, PTI reported, quoting an official.

Apart from Thackeray, Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe (Shiv Sena), four candidates of BJP – Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, Gopichand Padalkar, Praveen Datke, and Ramesh Karad; NCP's Shashikant Shinde and Amol Mitkari and Congress's Rajesh Rathod were in the fray for the nine seats, which fell vacant on 24 April.

“The result was officially announced on Thursday after the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended at 3 pm,” the official said.

With this election, 59-year-old Thackeray, who is also the president of Shiv Sena, makes his debut as a legislator.