"Uddhav Thackeray Wanted To Become Chief Minister Since 2004, But...": Eknath Shinde
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Addressing the annual Dussehra rally of Shiv Sena led by him at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, Mr Shinde also disclosed that two persons were sent to NCP chief Sharad Pawar to recommend Thackeray's name for the post of chief minister.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday claimed that Uddhav Thackeray nurtured the ambition to become the CM since 2004 but things didn't work out.
Addressing the annual Dussehra rally of Shiv Sena led by him at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, Mr Shinde also disclosed that two persons were sent to NCP chief Sharad Pawar to recommend Thackeray's name for the post of chief minister.
"It was his (Uddhav's) wish to become the CM since 2004 but the 'jugaad' didn't work out. He pretended that he was never interested in the post. It was said publicly that he accepted the responsibility (after the 2019 assembly elections) on the advice of Sharad Pawar. But the fact is that two persons were sent to Pawar to recommend his (Uddhav's) name for the post," Mr Shinde said.
