Uddhav, First of the Thackerays to Ascend CM Chair of Maharashtra

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray became the first of his dynasty to hold an official post as he was sworn in as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on 28 November. His appointment as CM comes after more than a month of political tussle between Shiv Sena, BJP, NCP and Congress for the throne of Maharashtra.

Crux of the Matter

1. The pre-poll alliance between BJP and Shiv Sena had a clear majority in the Maharashtra assembly elections that were held in October. Tussle between the 2 parties for the post of CM had led to a month’s worth of deadlock in the state.

2. In the past month the 4 major contenders BJP, Shiv Sena, NCP and Shiv Sena had been trying to hash out different post-poll coalitions. November saw Maharashtra being put under President’s rule when no consensus could be reached.

3. Ex-CM Devendra Fadnavis of BJP, the party with the largest number of seats in the assembly, had assumed the post late last week with tacit support of part of NCP led by Ajit Pawar. He resigned in 3 days when the support could not be formalised.

4. In the mean time Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress have formed a post poll alliance called ‘Maha Vikas Aghadi’. Uddhav Thackeray has been selected as the CM by this coalition.

5. Uddhav Thackeray had not contested the elections, although his party won the 2nd largest share of seats, almost half as many as BJP. He will have to be elected as an MLA within 6 months, which should be a formality.

Curiopedia

Uddhav Bal Thackeray is an Indian politician serving as the 19th and current Chief Minister of Maharashtra, He is president of the Shiv Sena and son of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. In 2002 Thackeray started his political career as campaign incharge of Shiv Sena in Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections where party performed well. In 2003 he was appointed as working president of Shiv Sena. Uddhav took over as chief editer of party mouthpiece Saamna in 2006. A split in the Shiv Sena happened when his cousin Raj Thackeray left Shiv Sena in 2006 to form his own party named Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. After demise of his father Bal Thackeray in 2012 he led the party and got elected as Shiv Sena president in 2013, under his leadership Shivsena joined NDA government in Maharashtra in 2014. Though he never took any constitutional post in his political career but on 28 November 2019 he took oath as 19th Chief minister of Maharashtra after being elected as leader of newly formed post poll coalition Maha Vikas Aghadi. More Info

Curated Coverage

1. India Today – Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana calls Sharad Pawar margdarshak as Uddhav Thackeray Raj beckons

2. India Today – Hindutva gone, good governance CM Uddhav Thackeray’s only game left

3. Live Mint – Uddhav Thackeray, the gamechanger of Maharashtra politics

4. NDTV – Maharashtra: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s Decision, Says NCP’s Ajit Pawar On Joining New Government

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