<span style="color: #222222;">Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray is all set to be nominated as the member of state Legislative Council from the Governor's quota. A recommendation in this regard was sent by the state cabinet to the Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari today. Currently, Mr. Thackeray is not a member of the state legislature.<br />''<br />''Mr. Thackeray was sworn-in as Chief Minister on 28th November last year and according to the constitution, it is mandatory for all ministers to become a member of either the state assembly or council within six months of assuming the post. Earlier, Mr. Thackeray was set to contest biennial polls for nine MLC seats whose term ends on 24th April but that election has now been deferred in view of the coronavirus outbreak.<br />''Speaking to reporters post the cabinet meeting held in Mumbai, Maharashtra's Minority Affairs Minister Nawab Malik said, the decision has been taken to avoid a constitutional crisis. Currently, there are two vacancies in the Legislative Council from the Governor's quota.</span><br />