Uddhav Thackeray Says Ready To Resign, Other Top Stories
Uddhav Thackeray, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, asserted today that he would "not fight for the chair" and his party Shiv Sena "will never give up Hindutva" in his first address since a rebel crisis exploded in his party two days ago. The Congress and Sharad Pawar -- the ruling allies of Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra -- have suggested that rebel Eknath Shinde be named as Chief Minister as a way out of the huge political crisis that has engulfed the state, sources said. The BJP's presidential pick Droupadi Murmu was on Wednesday seen sweeping the floor of a Shiv temple in Rairangpur in Mayurbhanj district in her home state of Odisha.
