I will back candidate of Cong, NCP(SP) for Maha CM: Uddhav

Mumbai, NT Bureau: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said that he will support the candidate selected by allies Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) for the chief minister’s post in Maharashtra, The Hindu reported.

The three parties are part of the state’s Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition, where Assembly polls are expected to take place within the next three months. The parties are also members of the INDIA bloc at the national level.

On Friday, Thackeray said that the chief ministerial candidate should be decided first instead of selecting an individual after waiting to see which party wins more seats.

The former CM made the remarks at a joint meeting of party workers of the Opposition alliance. Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar and Congress’ state unit President Nana Patole were also present in the meeting.