The state is all set to get a second chief minister within a week, and this time it looks more than likely that it will, after all, be the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. On Tuesday, the Maha Vikas Aghadi, comprising the Shiv Sena, the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party, came together and proposed Uddhav as their common leader, which was unanimously supported by all members of the three parties present at the meeting.

First, chiefs and senior leaders of the three parties met at Sofitel Hotel, where Sharad Pawar proposed Uddhav for CM. In the evening, MLAs of all three parties met at BKC Trident to unanimously formalise it. "We wanted someone who will do justice to all the regions of Maharashtra and establish its prime position. When we sat down, we concluded that Uddhav was the right man for the job," said Pawar.