India, Dec. 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday demanded that the Leaders of the Opposition (LoPs) in both Houses of the Maharashtra legislature be appointed before the winter session concludes on Sunday, calling the delay "unprecedented" and "damaging to democratic functioning."

Thackeray, who arrived in Nagpur on Thursday for the week-long session, met assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar and Legislative council chairman Ram Shinde and submitted a memorandum urging immediate action. "We requested the Speaker and the Chairman to announce the Leaders of the Opposition by tomorrow or the day after. They assured us that a decision will be taken soon," he told reporters.

Expressing frustration over the prolonged stalemate, Th...