Updated On: 16 August, 2024 12:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and NCP (SP) as MVA`s chief ministerial face. Addressing party workers of MVA in Mumbai, Thackeray said the Assembly polls are a fight to `preserve Maharashtra`s self-respect`

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray asked the MVA cadre to `rise above self-interest and fight for the sake of protecting Maharashtra`s pride`. File pic
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) as Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi`s (MVA) chief ministerial face.
Addressing party workers of the opposition bloc MVA in Mumbai, Thackeray said the Assembly polls are a "fight to preserve Maharashtra`s self-respect".
The Maharashtra Assembly elections are likely to be held in October or November. MVA comprises the Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and Congress.