Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, 8 others elected unopposed to state Legislative Council 

 
Thackeray, who was sworn in as the CM on November 28 last year, required to become a member of either Houses of the state legislature by May 27. With this election, 59-year-old Thackeray, who is also the president of Shiv Sena, makes his debut as a legislator.