Uddhav Thackeray hints at chief ministership in meeting with Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi
The Hindu
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray hints at being MVA's CM face, meets Congress leaders amid Maharashtra election buzz.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balashaeb Thackeray or UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray, who called on the Congress leadership here on Wednesday (August 7), hinted that he was ready to be the chief ministerial face of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the Maharashtra Assembly election, which is likely to be held later this year.
Mr. Thackeray, accompanied by his son Aaditya Thackeray and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, and All India Congress Committee general secretary K.C. Venugopal at Mr. Kharge’s official residence.
He also met Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O’Brien, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sanjay Singh, and Samajwadi Party (SP) Lok Sabha member Aditya Yadav, among others.
Mr. Thackeray is scheduled to meet former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday.
The timing of the Sena chief’s meetings with the top leadership of the Congress is important as he shares a frosty relationship with Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole. And after winning the maximum number of Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded General Election, the Congress is upbeat and attempting to project itself as the predominant party within the MVA.
“Maharashtra’s farmers and youngsters are fed up with the opportunistic BJP-led alliance. The 13 crore people of Maharashtra are looking towards change,” Mr. Kharge said in a post on social media platform X after the meeting.
Before the meeting, Mr. Uddhav Thackeray also had an interaction with reporters. “If my colleagues [in the MVA] feel that I have done excellent work, then ask them whether they want me as the Chief Minister. People will decide,” he said.
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