Uddhav Thackeray quits as Maharashtra CM

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he is quitting the post. “I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council,” Thackeray said in a webcast. His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test […]

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he is quitting the post.

“I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council,” Thackeray said in a webcast.

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His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.