Uddhav Thackeray, 59,will be 18th CM of Maharashtra

Mumbai: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will take oath as the 18th chief minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. Thackeray, 59, will be the third Sena leader after Manohar Joshi and Nara­yan Rane to occupy the top post.

Thackeray would be taking over as chief minister more than a month after results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections were declared on October 24. The weeks following the results saw political equations in the state turning topsy-turvy.