Mumbai, 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." Both alliance partners, Congress and the NCP (Sharad Pawar), urged Thackeray to file his nomination. Thackeray sought time to decide after consulting party leaders. State Congress president Harshavardhan Sakpal met him at his Bandra residence last week. Reportedly, Thackeray has kept his nomination papers and supporting documents ready. This is being seen as an indication of his willingness to be renominated to the Upper House, from where he is set to retire on May 13 along with eight other members. The Congress indicated it might consider fielding its own candidate if Thackeray decides not to contest....