Confronted with an ultimatum from the Shiv Sena, the Congress backtracked on its choice to contest from two seats within the MLC elections. The event got here after Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray advised the Congress state management that in the event that they don’t withdraw one in all its candidates then he could not contest the MLC polls.
After the Maha Vikas Aghadi assembly on Sunday, state Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat mentioned the Congress has determined to withdraw its second candidate.
“We’ve got determined to withdraw because the state is going through a corona disaster and the CM had requested us to withdraw in order that the elections might be held unopposed. Contemplating his request and the truth that he’s contesting the polls, we’ve got determined to withdraw,”mentioned Thorat .
Had the Congress fielded an additional candidate, crossvoting might additionally influence Uddhav’s bid amid fears of BJP luring MLAs from the Sena, Congress and NCP for its 4th candidate.