Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Friday said he will back any candidate announced by the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) as Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) chief ministerial face.

Addressing party workers of the opposition bloc MVA in Mumbai, Thackeray said the Assembly polls are a "fight to preserve Maharashtra's self-respect".

The Maharashtra Assembly elections are likely to be held in October or November. MVA comprises the Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) and Congress.