Uddhav takes oath

Mumbai, May 18

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray today took oath as member of the state Legislative Council.

Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar, chairman, Maharashtra Legislative Council, administered the oath to Thackeray, Deputy chairperson Neelam Gorhe (Shiv Sena), BJP’s Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, Gopichand

Padalkar, Praveen Datke and Ramesh Karad, NCP’s Shashikant Shinde and Amol Mitkari and Congress’ Rajesh Rathod. All were elected unopposed last week.

Thackeray, who was sworn in as CM on November 28 last year, was as per the law required to become member of either House within six months. Elections to the Upper House of the state legislature were due last month but were postponed due to the Covid pandemic. — TNS