Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and senior ministers met Governor BS Koshyari at Raj Bhavan and requested him to approve the 12 names sent by the state Cabinet last year to be nominated as MLCs from the governor's quota without a further delay.

Thackeray was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar (NCP) and revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat (Congress). Speaking to reporters, Ajit Pawar said, "We told the Governor that it would be better if he clears the 12 names approved by the state Cabinet for nomination to the legislative council. We requested him to clear the names at the earliest. He heard us out. We said a lot of time has passed since the Cabinet approved these names. He said he would take an appropriate decision," Pawar said.