Uddhav thackeray resigns

Moments after Supreme Court dismissed plea of Shiv Sena chief whip Sunil Prabhu challenging the Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday, the chief minister on Wednesday night announced that he is resigning from his post. Thackeray also said that he is resigning as a member of Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC). "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," Thackeray, who was facing a rebellion by majority of Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, said in a webcast. Thackeray stated, "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 Cong people also supported the proposal." Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena, appealed to Sena workers to allow the rebel legislators to return and not take to the streets in protest. ALSO READ: The rebels, earlier in the evening, left Guwahati where they were camping for over a week, and landed in Goa. ''Let the rebels who grew politically because of Shiv Sena and Balasaheb Thackeray get joy and satisfaction of pulling down his son from the post of chief minister,'' Uddhav Thackeray said. ''I don't wa...

New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Maharashtra today lost a sensitive and cultured chief minister today. Commenting on Uddhav Thackeray's resignation, Mr Raut said that the Maharashtra Chief Minister stepped down extremely gracefully. "We have lost a sensitive and cultured Chief Minister. History tells us that fraudsters do not meet a happy end," Mr Raut said in a tweet. He also said that this is the beginning of Shiv Sena's grand victory. "This is the beginning of the grand victory of Shiv Sena. We will get beaten, we will go to jail, but will keep Balasaheb's Shiv Sena burning," the Sena leader said. Earlier today, Uddhav Thackeray stepped down saying that he is not interested "in playing the numbers' game". 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 tomorrow.

A day ahead of the Floor Test, having been turned down by the Supreme Court, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray addressed the state through Facebook Live on Wednesday. During his address, Uddhav said that he 'does not want to play the game' of the Floor Test and resigned as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Uddhav also resigned as the Member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council. The outgoing Chief Minister 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,” the Shiv Sena supremo said, adding that 'bad luck' had stuck the government. Outgoing CM attacks Governor Uddhav said, "Today, judiciary has given its verdict.. We will have to obey the verdict by judciary...Tomorrow, there will be floor test...I express gratitude towards the Governor that someone wrote a letter to him and he ordered Floor Test." Attacking Bhagat Singh Koshiyari, the outgoing CM said, "I hope that you will give nod to the list of names of MLCs pending at your office." Supreme Court's setback to Uddhav The Shiv Sena supremo earlier in the day received a letter from Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, asking the government to face a floor test and prove the majority by conven...

Addressing a rally at Nanded as a part of the BJP's outreach campaign to mark the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi government, Shah said the BJP didn't bring down the Thackeray-led MVA government last year. He said Shiv Sainiks who were tired of Thackeray's policies and were not ready to go with the NCP headed by Sharad Pawar. He said in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, people have to decide who will become the prime minister of the country — Narendra Modi or Congress' Rahul Gandhi. "I as (then) BJP president and (the then chief minister) Devendra Fadnavis had carried out negotiations in which Thackeray agreed that if the NDA gets majority, Fadnavis will be the chief minister (again) of Maharashtra. However, after the results (in 2019), Thackeray broke the promise and sat in the Congress-NCP's lap," Shah added. The Shiv Sena (undivided) and the BJP contested the 2019 Assembly polls together, but the former walked out of the alliance over the post of chief minister. “The act of cheating and betrayal was done by Uddhav Thackeray. The elections were contested in the name of Modi ji and Devendra ji and he sat in the lap of Congress to become chief minister,” Shah said. Leaders of the Shiv Sena (UBT) routinely dub lawmakers who owe allegiance to Chief minister Shinde, whose rebellion in June last year split the party founded by late Bal Thackeray, as traitors who betrayed the Thackerays and party. Shah said the Shiv Sena, which is now headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shind...

In an emotionally charged address, Thackeray, who had presided over a state cabinet meeting earlier in the day, said, "I appealed to our people who have left to come and sit and speak to us and tell us exactly why they are upset.Instead of going to Surat and Guwahati, they could have come to Matoshree.Despite my repeated requests, my men did not turn up for today's cabinet meet," he said. Thackeray's resignation has negated the need for the floor test. Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, once he receives the letter of resignation from Thackeray, willinform the secretary of the Maharashtra assembly that there's no need for the special session of the house, which was scheduled for 11 am on Thursday, as its only agenda was the floor test. Following that, the governor is expected to inviteBJP to show strength and form the government. "Have you lost all humanity and forgot all of our old ties?" Thackeray said, addressing the rebel MLAs, and added, "This is very unfortunate and sad — people are only concerned about numbers of MLAs. All of you will unite together and prove your majority and I don't want to play that game.If you benefit from bringing down a Sena CM, then it's on you.I have no regrets in leaving this position." Last week, Eknath Shinde led a coterie of rebel legislators to Guwahati, claiming that the Shiv Sena was in an "unnatural alliance" with the Congress and NCP, and ditched its Hindutva roots. Shinde had said he belonged to the Shiv Sena of Bal Thackeray, effectiv...

Embattled Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray announced his resignation from the post on Wednesday, moments after the Supreme Court refused to stay Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s direction to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday. "I am not the one who will stick to power. From today [Wednesday] morning, my workers are being sent notices by police. Central forces are here. Army might be called. Those who should have been at China borders will be here. I don't want to see blood of my workers spilling on the roads of Mumbai. Today, I resign from the post of Chief Minister," Mr. Thackeray said in a virtual address to the public Maharashtra political turmoil updates | June 29, 2022 Mr. Thackeray said he was also quitting as a Member of the Legislative Council and added that he would only concentrate on party work. "I never said I will return. I never wanted to be here at this place, but I came. From now on, I will be fully with you," he told Shiv Sena workers. Late in the evening, Mr. Thackeray submitted his resignation to Mr. Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in Mumbai. The Governor accepted the resignation of Mr. Thackeray and asked him to officiate as the Chief Minister until alternate arrangements are made. Setback in Supreme Court Earlier, in a setback to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, the Supreme Court refused to stay the floor test called for by Mr. Koshyari on June 30 to test the Maha Vikas Aghadi government's claim o...

Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra soon after the Supreme Court Uddhav Thackeray addresses the state on Wednesday. (ANI Twitter) Addressing the state virtually, Thackeray said he will also resign as the member of legislative council. “In a democracy, heads are counted to show numbers. I am not interested in that. I don't want to play these games. Tomorrow, they will say that they have brought down Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray's son,” he said. “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 the Sena Bhawan. I will gather all my people.” Thackeray thanked Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar for being by the Shiv Sena's side. Also read: 'They will say they brought down Balasaheb's son': What Uddhav said "I am satisfied that we have officially renamed Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar and Osmanabad to Dharashiv - the cities named by Balasaheb Thackeray… While taking a decision on renaming Aurangabad, the NCP and Congress did not oppose it. From the Sena, only Anil Parab, Subhash Desai and Aaditya Thackeray were present when the proposal was passed… Others we all know where they are.” “The Supreme Court has given the verdict on the floor test. I want to thank the governor who upheld the democracy by asking us to hold a floor test in 24 hours after a delegation met them.” “...

Goa CM Pramod Sawant meets rebel Sena MLAs: Key points NEW DELHI: While a cabinet meeting chaired by Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray was held on Wednesday at Mantralaya, the Supreme Court passed an order in favour of a floor test of the MVA government on Thursday. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari had called for a floor test of the Maharashtra's Uddhav Thackeray govt to face floor test on June 30: All you need to know NEW DELHI: Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshiyari has convened a special session of the state assembly, asking chief minister Uddhav Thackeray to prove his majority on the floor of the house. The governor cited a letter he received from 7 Independent MLAs and media reports of 39 MLAs Maharashtra cabinet approves renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar Maharashtra cabinet on Wednesday approved a long-pending demand of renaming of Aurangabad to Sambhaji Nagar and that of Osmanabad city as Dharashiv. Navi Mumbai Airport's name will also be changed to DB Patil International Airport. Here's what Uddhav said in his address: - I am not the one to be scared, but rather than spilling the blood of the Shiv Sainiks on the streets, I will step down. I am quitting as Maharashtra's chief minister. - I am also resigning from Vidhan Parishad's membership. - 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 a...

The first indication that Uddhav Thackeray submits his resignation from the post of CM to then governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, on June 29, 2022. (File Photo) A coup was underway, and a Thackeray could not afford to appear defeated was his logic when he first broached the idea with his party. Uddhav Thackeray, however, was not just the chief of the Shiv Sena but also the head of a coalition government. Sharad Pawar and other MVA leaders prevailed upon him to stay on and fight. Over the next week, however, a steady stream of Sena MLAs, some of whom he considered as insiders, continued to leave. Most prominent among them was Uday Samant, part of his crisis management group, who also defected to join Eknath Shinde. As his circle of confidantes grew smaller and smaller, Uddhav felt tricked and hurt, says a senior leader of the Shiv Sena (UBT). Read | “He was hurt by the way a majority of the MLAS had turned against him without any dialogue.” On June 29, when the Supreme Court refused to stay then-governor BS Koshyari’s directive to take the floor test, Uddhav felt he had had enough. By this time, 38 of his MLAs had switched sides, a sufficient number to beat anti-defection provisions. Only five people knew of this decision: his wife Rashmi, his sons Aaditya and Tejas, and Sena leaders Subhash Desai and Anil Parab, who later informed others in the party. That day, Uddhav Thackeray held his last Cabinet meeting where he thanked his colleagues. No legal advice was sought and neith...

New Delhi: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that Maharashtra today lost a sensitive and cultured chief minister today. Commenting on Uddhav Thackeray's resignation, Mr Raut said that the Maharashtra Chief Minister stepped down extremely gracefully. "We have lost a sensitive and cultured Chief Minister. History tells us that fraudsters do not meet a happy end," Mr Raut said in a tweet. He also said that this is the beginning of Shiv Sena's grand victory. "This is the beginning of the grand victory of Shiv Sena. We will get beaten, we will go to jail, but will keep Balasaheb's Shiv Sena burning," the Sena leader said. Earlier today, Uddhav Thackeray stepped down saying that he is not interested "in playing the numbers' game". 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 tomorrow.