Shiv Sena fields Thackeray in elections |
After much suspense in the recent days, Maharashtra`s Shiv Sena on Sunday said it has decided to field Aaditya Thackeray, the elder son of party chief Uddhav Thackeray, from the Worli assembly constituency in Mumbai. With this, Aaditya has become the first member of the Thackeray clan ever to contest an election. According to sources, Aaditya Thackeray will be contesting from Worli assembly where Shiv Sena`s sitting MLA Sunil Shinde will vacate his place for Aaditya. Worli is considered one of the safest constituencies for the Shiv Sena party, hence Aaditya`s candidature has been finalised from there. Ever since the Shiv Sena was founded by late Bal Thackeray in 1966, no member of the family had contested any election or held any constitutional post. Uddhav`s cousin and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray had announced his intention to contest the 2014 state assembly elections. However, he later changed his mind. If Aaditya wins the election, he will be the first member of the family to represent the people. The Shiv Sena has been projecting him as the chief ministerial face if the NDA returns to power after the next month`s assembly polls. Uddhav Thackeray had on Saturday recalled the "promise" he had made to his late father Bal Thackeray to install a `Shiv Sainik` as the chief minister of Maharashtra.
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