Uddhav set to be elected unopposed

Tribune News Service

Mumbai, May 13

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, along with eight others in the fray for state legislative council poll, is all set to be elected unopposed tomorrow.

Four of the 14 nominations filed for nine seats were withdrawn while the fifth one was rejected on technical grounds, leaving just nine candidates for nine seats. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is Thursday after which all nine candidates would be declared elected.

While the Shiv Sena has fielded Thackeray and Deputy Chairperson of the Legislative Council Neelam Gorhe, the NCP nominated Amol Mitkari and Shashikant Shinde, while the Congress has just one candidate, Rajesh Rathod.

The BJP will have four candidates elected, Ramesh Karad, Gopichand Padalkar, Pravin Datke and Ranjitsinh Mohite-Patil.