Maharashtra Guv writes to EC over MLC polls, refuses to nominate CM Uddhav Thackeray

In a massive development, Maharashtra Goverr Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on Thursday, has requested Election Commission of India to declare elections to 9 vacant seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council ‘at earliest’. In his letter, he pointed out that Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray who is t a member of eir house of State Legislature needs to get elected to Council before 27th May 2020. This development comes a day after Thackeray spoke to PM Modi over delay in his mination to state council.

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On April 27, state cabinet sent a reminder to Goverr Koshyari on minating Thackeray to Maharashtra legislative council as goverr's pick. Koshyari is yet to accept mination, as two seats from goverr's quota are currently unfilled - after 2 NCP councillors resigned to join BJP. After cabinet's reminder, two PILs have been filed with Bombay High Court, urging for holding immediate elections to get Thackeray elected to Council.

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Earlier on April 9, Maharashtra cabinet picked Thackeray to be goverr's minee to Maharashtra state council. Koshyari had earlier rejected NCP's two minees stating that election for two seats will be held in June and re was emergency prior to that. But with postponement of MLC polls due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) spread in state, Thackeray is yet to be elected to eir legislative body.

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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who is first member of Thackeray clan to hold a Chief ministerial position took oath on vember 30. While he was t elected to Assembly, he was unanimously selected as Maha Vikas Aghadi leader and won floor test by garnering 169 seats. Thackeray has to be elected to Council by six months of taking oath as CM- which will end on May 28. If he is t minated, Thackeray will have to resign as CM.