Mumbai, April 30 -- Maharashtra Congress on Thursday decided to extend support to Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Ambadas Danve for the MLC elections and will not field its own candidate, state party president Harshvardhan Sapkal said.

NCP (SCP) has also supported Ambadas Danve as Maha Vikas Aghadi's MLC candidate.

There were speculations about Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray contesting the elections himself; however, the party has chosen former MLC Ambadas Danve.

The biennial MLC elections are being held for nine seats, along with bypolls for one seat after Pradnya Rajeev Satav switched to the BJP from Congress.

The BJP has nominated Pradnya Satav for the bypoll, while nominating five candidates for the biennial elections, including...