The Shiv Sena today unanimously elected senior party leader and MLA from Kopri-Pachpakhadi constituency in Thane district, Eknath Shinde as its Legislative leader. The newly elected party MLAs met today at Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai in the presence of Party President Uddhav Thackeray. Shinde has been elected consecutively for 3 terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 2004, 2009 & 2014. This will be his fourth term as Shiv Sena MLA. He is currently Cabinet Minister of PWD, Public Health and Family Welfare in the caretaker Government of Maharashtra.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the Congress party met in Mumbai this morning. The AICC general secretary incharge Mallkarjun Kharge said the Legislative party leader would be elected in the presence of central party observers, soon. <br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Earlier, senior Congress leaders Balasaheb Thorat, Prithviraj Chavan, Ashok Chavan met NCP President Sharad Pawar at his residence to discuss the future strategy. </span><br />