Thackeray's announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.
Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil fed sweets to Fadnavis. Senior BJP leaders Sudhir Mungantiwar and Girish Mahajan were also present.
I had come (to power) in an unexpected manner and I am going out in a similar fashion, Uddhav Thackeray said as he announced his resignation as Maharashtra Chief Minister during Facebook LIVE address today.
Thackeray's announcement to step down as chief minister came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay the Maharashtra governor's direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi government led by the Sena chief to take a floor test in the assembly on Thursday.
Maharashtra Political Crisis Latest Update | The ongoing political upheaval in Maharashtra took its final shape today. As soon as the Supreme Court's decision came, Uddhav Thackeray also announced to leave the post of Chief Minister. After this, it is now being speculated that Devendra Fadnavis can take oath as CM on July 1, 2022.
Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday announced his resignation from the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister soon after Supreme Court refuses to stay tomorrow's floor test in the assembly.
The Supreme Court has also allowed jailed NCP leaders Nawab Malik and Anil Deshmukh to participate in the proceedings of the floor test.
Outgoing Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey is scheduled to retire on Thursday.
After being given a nod by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, floor test will be conducted in Maharashtra where the Uddhav government will take part in vote of confidence to prove majority. Will Uddhav succeed? Watch this episode of Muqabla.
Taking a dig at the governor, Sanjay Raut said the Raj Bhavan has acted at a "jet speed even faster than Rafale" after BJP leaders met him, urging him to seek a trust vote.
A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and J B Pardiwala also asked Uddhav Thackeray led-Shiv Sena group how can floor test impacts the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the speaker to conduct disqualification proceeding.
Maharashtra Crisis: According to sources, before Devendra Fadnavis landed at the Raj Bhavan, eight Independent MLAs, who were earlier associated with the Shiv Sena, sent emails from Guwahati -- where the rebel group headed by Shinde is camping -- seeking floor test at the earliest.
Devendra Fadnavis arrived in Delhi amid the ongoing political crisis in Maharashtra. He also met JP Nadda to discuss the formation of new government in Maharashtra. Political experts believe that BJP will come to power again with the support of 9-10 Sena leaders from Shinde camp.
Amid Political Crisis in Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis reached Delhi. Uddhav Thackeray also appealed from rebeled MLA's of Shivsena who stay in Hotel of Guwahati. CM Uddhav Thackeray wants to save MVA government at Maharashtra but Eknath Shinde already demanded for floor test in assembly.
In this Sena vs Sena battle, Eknath Shinde's camp had earlier asked Uddhav to leave this unnatural Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance and patch up with the BJP, however, no such move was made by the chief minister.
It is yet to be seen what effect Uddhav’s appeal will have on the rebels, but already, there are efforts by the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs to seek a floor test in the state assembly. They are already exploring the possibility of forming a coalition government with the BJP.
Shiv Sena is battling a political crisis that unfolded last week after its minister Eknath Shinde went to Surat in Gujarat and from there to Guwahati in Assam with several Sena MLAs.
Maharashtra crisis: The political crisis in Maharashtra started when Shiv Sena strongman Eknath Shinde, who has claimed the support of 50 MLAs, raised a banner of revolt against Uddhav Thackeray.
Aaditya Thackeray too had accused the rebel MLAs of "betraying" the party and said, "the dirt has gone out of Shiv Sena".
The Shiv Sena is staring at a split after senior leader Eknath Shinde raised the banner of revolt and moved to a hotel in Assam's Guwahati with around 40 MLAs.
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