Uddhav Thackeray will be the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and will likely take oath on Thursday, after the BJP's Devendra Fadnavis ended his 80-hour second term. Mr Thackeray, along with other leaders, are at the Raj Bhavan and have staked claim to form government.
Devendra Fadnavis and NCP's Ajit Pawar resigned today as Maharashtra Chief Minister and deputy chief minister a day before the Fadnavis 2.0 government was to face a floor test ordered by the Supreme Court. Devendra Fadnavis announced his resignation in a press meet soon after Ajit Pawar quit.
"Ajit Pawar gave me his resignation. BJP had decided from the first day we will not indulge in horse-trading. We only decided to form Maharashtra government because NCP was with us. Since he has resigned, I will also resign," Mr Fadnavis told reporters.
"The BJP had the people's mandate. We tried to form a government according to the people's mandate but the Shiv Sena realized it was a numbers game and we realized their bargaining power could increase," he added.
The resignation came after a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the two top leaders of the BJP, right after the Supreme Court ordered Devendra Fadnavis to face a trust vote.
