The Maha Vikas Aghadi government has finally handed over the list of 12 candidates to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari for the 12 governor-appointed posts. The ruling Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP have fielded four candidates each.
The list was submitted to the Governor at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai by a delegation of MVA ministers consisting of Nawab Malik (NCP), Anil Parab (Shiv Sena) and Amit Deshmukh (Congress).
We have submitted the list of 12 nominees to be appointed by the Governor to him in a sealed envelope, along with a letter from Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray) and the Cabinets resolution (approving their nomination), Parab told reporters after meeting Koshyari.
However, Parab did not disclose the names of the members whose nomination has been recommended to the Upper House through the Governors quota. The Transport Minister said that MVA leaders have full confidence that the Governor will soon declare the names.
The Maharashtra cabinet had discussed the proposal to recommend the names last week and its minutes were approved on Thursday.
The tenure of 12 MLCs nominated by the Governor had ended in June this year.
The Maharashtra Legislative Council has a total of 78 members.