Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has got a big relief from Election Commission today i.e. on Friday. Yes, the elections to the Legislative Council in the state will be held in Mumbai on May 21 and the Election Commission has announced this. Before this, the Commission had approved to hold elections on the vacant seats of the Legislative Council with specific guidelines. Let us tell you that the Commission had given information in this matter on Twitter on Friday i.e. and according to the information received, on the request of the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari, the Commission imposed a special ban on holding elections in view of the Corona crisis. Decided to relax by citing

Elections to the Legislative Council (MLCs) in Maharashtra will be conducted on May 21 in Mumbai: Election Commission of India (ECI) https://t.co/fWQZXcNola

— ANI (@ANI) May 1, 2020

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With this, the commission tweeted that, "The vacant seats of Maharashtra Legislative Council will be held under specific guidelines in view of Corona". You all will know that these seats are vacant on April 24 and in Maharashtra In view of the constitutional imperative of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to become a member of the state legislature, the commission has made this decision. At the same time, this decision of the Commission seems to clear the way for Uddhav Thackeray to become an MLA, Legislative Council.

According to the constitution, the mandatory deadline for him to become a member of a House of the Legislature within six months of taking oath of Chief Minister is ending at the end of this month. At this time, due to the by-election in any seat of the Legislative Assembly not possible due to the Corona crisis, Thackeray requested Kosari to nominate him to the Legislative Council seat of Governor Kote. At the same time, two seats of Governor Kota are reserved in the State Legislative Council, but instead of nominating Thackeray, the Governor has requested the Commission to hold elections on the vacant seats of the Legislative Council.

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