India, April 29 -- Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the Shiv Sena (UBT), is expected to be the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate for the lone Legislative Council seat the Opposition is in a position to win. The party clearly indicated that Thackeray, who was initially not keen on seeking renomination to the Upper House, has been persuaded to contest as the alliance's candidate. An official announcement is expected on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, two days before the last date for filing nominations, party secretary and legislator Milind Narvekar posted on his social media handle: "Uddhav Thackeray will be the MVA candidate 99%, but since he is Thackeray, one cannot rule out the remaining 1% possibility. But the boss is always right."

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