Mumbai, April 29 -- The suspense surrounding the "official face" of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the upcoming Legislative Council elections has finally ended. While there was significant speculation that Uddhav Thackeray himself would contest, Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray officially announced today that Ambadas Danve will be the alliance's candidate.
Aditya Thackeray clarified that the decision to field Ambadas Danve-the former Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council-was made by party chief Uddhav Thackeray.
Despite requests from allies (NCP-SP's Supriya Sule and senior Congress leaders) for Uddhav Thackeray to contest personally to keep the alliance united, he chose to place his trust in Danve, known as the party's aggress...