Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray (Photo : ANI)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned minutes after the Supreme Court ruled that he must prove tomorrow that his government still has a majority. Thackeray announced his resignation during a Facebook session he was addressing.
The Supreme Court refused to stay an order by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari calling for a special session of state assembly tomorrow (Jun 30) for Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government to take a floor test.
"I am resigning as the Chief Minister," Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray announces.
I had come (to power) in an unexpected manner and I am going out in a similar fashion. I am not going away forever, I will be here, and I will once again sit in Shiv Sena Bhawan. I will gather all my people. I am resigning as the CM & as an MLC: Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray.