22 Facts About Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Bal Thackeray is an Indian politician who served as the 19th Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2022 and the Leader of the House, Maharashtra Legislative Assembly from 2019 to 2022.

Uddhav Thackeray is a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council since 2020, the president of Maha Vikas Aghadi since 2019 and the president of Shiv Sena since 2022.

Uddhav Thackeray was the leader of Shiv Sena from 2013 to 2022, working President from 2003 to 2013 and the editor-in-chief of Saamana from 2006 to 2019.

Uddhav Thackeray did his schooling from Balmohan Vidyamandir and graduated from Sir JJ Institute of Applied Art with photography as his main subject.

In 2002, Uddhav Thackeray started his political career as campaign in-charge of Shiv Sena in the Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections.

Uddhav Thackeray took over as chief editor of Saamana in 2006 and resigned in 2019 before becoming chief minister of Maharashtra.

Uddhav Thackeray has committed Maharashtra to leading the effort against climate change, as the state considers a radical plan to deregister vehicles that run on diesel or petrol by 2030.

Uddhav Thackeray challenged the order in the Supreme Court of India citing the pending disqualification motion of the rebel MLAs, but the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test.

Uddhav Thackeray took over as the leader of Shiv Sena in 2012 after his father, Bal Uddhav Thackeray, died.

In 2018, Uddhav Thackeray oversaw changes to the Shiv Sena party constitution that were criticised for centralising control of the party and not allowing for free, fair, and transparent elections for party positions.

Uddhav Thackeray has always had a keen interest in photography and has exhibited his collection of aerial shots of various forts of Maharashtra at the Jehangir Art Gallery in 2004.

Uddhav Thackeray has taken photographs of wildlife including those of the Kanha, Gir, Ranthambore, Bharatpur national parks.

Uddhav Thackeray has published photo-books Maharashtra Desh and Pahava Vitthal, capturing various aspects of Maharashtra and the warkaris during Pandharpur Wari respectively in the two books.

On 16 July 2012, Uddhav Thackeray was admitted to Lilavati Hospital after he reported chest pain.

Uddhav Thackeray underwent an angioplasty and all the three blockages in his arteries were successfully removed.

Uddhav Thackeray is married to Rashmi Uddhav Thackeray and has two sons, Aaditya, who serves as MLA from Worli constituency, and Tejas.

Rashmi Uddhav Thackeray is the editor of Saamana and Marmik.

Uddhav Thackeray is the daughter of Madhav Patankar, who runs his family business and is an RSS member.

Uddhav Thackeray lived in suburban Dombivli and did her Bachelor of Commerce degree from V G Vaze College in Mulund.

Uddhav Thackeray joined the Life Insurance Corporation of India as a contract employee in 1987.

Uddhav Thackeray became the friend of Raj Thackeray's sister Jaywanti and came into contact with Thackeray through her.

Uddhav Thackeray has served as Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra.