An ‘upset’ Uddhav Thackeray won’t contest MLC polls if not elected unopposed: Sena

Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray just isn’t prepared to contest the legislative council polls due later this month except elected unopposed, mentioned senior Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut, including that the ruling alliance companion Congress was agency on contesting two seats, which is prone to power a contest.

Raut mentioned that the continued political drama has upset the Shiv Sena chief, who has despatched a message to Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat to withdraw get together’s second candidate.

Raut clarified that Uddhav just isn’t afraid of contesting an election however the present state of affairs doesn’t warrant political battles. He added that the legislative council polls for 9 seats on May 21 had been being held to keep away from a constitutional and political disaster within the state.

Raut was referring to the constitutional requirement for a chief minister or a minister of the state to get elected to both of the 2 homes inside six months of taking oath. Uddhav is at present not an MLA and his six months as Maharashtra CM come to an finish on May 28.

Late on Saturday evening, Thorat introduced that Rajkishor Modi, the get together’s Beed district president, can be its second candidate. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has already fielded 4 candidates. The Nationalist Congress Party and the Shiv Sena have introduced two candidates every. With Congress additionally fielding two candidates, it might require a contest between the candidates of the ruling coalition.

“Do we tell people that while they are locked up in their homes; when there is a question mark over their livelihoods and health, political parties in Maharashtra cannot unanimously decide on an election? This would be a blot on Maharashtra’s tradition. Uddhav Thackeray never was and will never be interested in such politics. He is upset over this development. He wanted to contest only if it was unopposed. We are not scared of contesting, but this is not the time to contest elections. It is time to tackle the situation. We have taken this election out of no choice as the state was heading towards instability,” Raut advised reporters on Sunday.

He added that if there may be voting on May 21, all 288 MLAs must come to Mumbai and it might not ship a “good message” to the folks of Maharashtra at a time when it’s battling Covid-19.

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Raut, nonetheless, added that there isn’t a “tension” between the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies over the problem and all leaders are at present in talks with one another to discover a center floor. He additionally expressed confidence that the MLC elections can be contested unopposed.

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The Sena chief added that each BJP and Congress didn’t have ample numbers to get all their candidates elected. “The BJP too does not have enough numbers to get their fourth candidate elected. It is their responsibility as well that election is held unopposed. They [BJP] do not have enough votes for their candidate; they would have to engage in horse-trading. They should also think if an election should be forced upon Maharashtra at such a time,” Raut mentioned including that Thackeray and Devendra Fadnavis ought to focus on this challenge.

“I think Devendra Fadnavis and chief minister Uddhav Thackeray should discuss this issue. I am not saying they should take a step back or we should. The election should happen unopposed. The chief minister of a state is in the fray. The situation in the state is serious and people want a stable leadership. At such a time, nobody should take advantage of the situation to suit their politics.”