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Congress accedes to CM plea, Maharashtra council storm over

MUMBAI: Bowing to a personal

request

by CM Uddhav Thackeray, Congress withdrew its second candidate for the legislative council election on Sunday.

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The nine nominees are now set to win the nine vacant seats unopposed. The election of Thackeray and Neelam Gorhe of Shiv Sena, Rajesh Rathod of Congress,

Shashikant Shinde

and Amol Mitkari of NCP, and Praveen Datke,

Ajit Gopchade

,

Gopichand

Padalkar and Ranjeet Mohite Patil of BJP is now a mere formality.

“Congress had decided to put up two candidates, but following Thackeray’s request and the fact that he himself is the candidate, and owing to coronavirus, we decided not to put up second candidate. Now, polls will be unopposed,” Congress state unit chief

Balasaheb Thorat

said.
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