mumbai a discussion is under way in the shiv sena on whether uddhav thackeray should contest a bypoll and enter the legislative assembly or take the legislative council route insiders say it is likely to be the councilthackeray must become a legislator within six months of taking oath as the chief minister the opinion in the shiv sena is that the mlc route may be an easier and more practical optionthackeray may contest for the council to replace the mlc seat tanaji sawant of the shiv sena will have to resign from after winning the assembly polls from paranda constituencythough people say that this would be a backdoor entry but a person who has a strength to get over 50 mlas elected need not prove himself as mla a shiv sena functionary said also aaditya thackeray is a live example who won the assembly seat hence it should not be a prestigious issue even if uddhavji choose to get himself elected as a mlc said a sena functionarysawant an educationalist and businessman from pune joined the shiv sena three years ago in 2016 when the party fielded him for the legislative council election from yavatmal sawant became one of the richest mlcs having declared assets of rs 115 crore this year he got an assembly ticket from paranda in marathwada for the assembly pollsthere is also a speculation that cm thackeray may contest bypoll from mahim constituency after sena mla sada sarvankar resigns one of the functionary said that there is no serious discussion held on the issue as the party has six monthstime but if required to contest any of the 56 mla would be ready to resign for himbut there is no point to make one mla resign to face the allegations and counter allegations in public during bypoll campaign to plead both congress and ncp to cooperate in bypoll when uddhavji can be a member without removing anyone he clarified it is for the first time ever that two members of thackeray family uddhav and aaditya taking part in to electoral process