BJP Chief Chandrakant Patil said party colleague Devendra Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take a call
Celebrations erupted in the BJP camp as Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra CM on Wednesday. His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test in Maharashtra Assembly.
Uddhav Thackeray resigned as Maharashtra Chief Minister on Wednesday, June 29. Uddhav Thackeray’s announcement followed soon after the Supreme Court rejected MVA government’s plea seeking a stay on floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly.
Uddhav Thackeray also resigned from the Maharashtra Legislative Council.
India Today was the first channel that broke the news about Uddhav Thackeray’s possible resignation. India Today had reported at 7pm that Uddhav Thackeray told his cabinet ministers today that he would resign as CM if the Supreme Court refuses to stay the floor test in the Assembly.
Announcing his decision via video address, Uddhav Thackeray expressed his gratitude to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar for their support.
“I want to express my gratitude to the people of NCP and Congress that they supported me. From Shiv Sena, Anil Parab, Subhash Desai and Aaditya Thackeray, these people were only present when the proposal was passed while NCP and Congress people also supported the proposal,” Uddhav Thackeray
“Bad luck has struck our government,” Uddhav Thackeray said announcing his resignation from the top post.
Uddhav Thackeray expressed his disappointment with the Shinde faction, saying that he gave the rebel MLAs all that they wanted.
Accompanied by sons Aaditya and Tejas, he drove to Raj Bhavan and handed over his resignation letter as CM to Koshyari around midnight. The Governor accepted his resignation.
RETURN OF FADNAVIS?
Sources told India Today that Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Assembly, Devendra Fadnavis, may return as chief minister for the third time. Fadnavis is likely to take oath on July 1, sources said.
BJP REJOICES
BJP leaders, waiting in the wings for staging a comeback to power in the state, celebrated Thackeray’s announcement that he was stepping down as chief minister. State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil was seen treating party colleague Devendra Fadnavis, slated to return as CM, with sweets.
WHAT NEXT?
Shortly after Thackeray stepped down, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said party colleague Devendra Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will take a call on the next court of action. The state BJP unit has asked all its MLAs to gather in Mumbai. Patil has also asked the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs not to come to Mumbai today, and arrive only on the day of oath-taking. ( India Today )
