New Delhi: Ending a week-long drama of resort politics, where Maharashtra cabinet minister Eknath Shinde and other rebel Shiv Sena MLAs were staying in luxury hotels in two BJP-ruled states, Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday (June 29) met Maharashtra Chief Minister. as resigned. The 62-year-old Shiv Sena president on Thursday tendered his resignation after he refused to stay the Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s direction to the Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government to take a floor test in the assembly.
Here’s how Maharashtra’s political crisis unfolded
The process of change of power started with the rebellion of the camp led by Eknath Shinde.
The process of change of power in Maharashtra began last week with the revolt of 40 of the 55 Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde. they Camped in a posh hotel in Surat, Gujarat The Maharashtra MLC stayed in Guwahati, Assam for several days immediately after the election results and then to decide his political strategy.
Devendra Fadnavis meets Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Maharashtra’s political crisis escalated after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday (June 28). Fadnavis had asked Koshyari to order a majority test of the two-and-a-half-year-old MVA government, claiming that it had lost majority.
maharashtra government calls for special session of assembly to conduct floor test
In the form of rebellion in Shiv Sena Senior Minister Eknath Shinde And other MLAs continued, Koshyari called a special session of the Assembly on June 30 to conduct a floor test of the Uddhav Thackeray government on Wednesday.
“A special session of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly (Legislative Assembly) will be called on June 30 (Thursday) at 11 am with the sole agenda of a trust vote against the Chief Minister, and the proceedings will conclude by 5 pm in any case. Koshyari told Maharashtra In a letter written on 28 June to the Principal Secretary of the Legislature.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has written to the state assembly secretary to convene a special session of the state assembly on June 30 with the sole agenda of a trust vote against CM Uddhav Thackeray. pic.twitter.com/9M5htIIE9R— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2022
Sanjay Raut calls Maharashtra government’s floor test order ‘illegal’, MVA moves Supreme Court
Following this, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut termed the Maharashtra Governor’s floor test order as “illegal” and the Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, approached the Supreme Court against the floor test.
Table of the House the only way to settle these issues of democracy: SC
Hearing a petition by Shiv Sena Chief Whip Sunil Prabhu against Maharashtra Governor’s direction to conduct floor test, the Supreme Court said the only way to resolve these issues of democracy is through the floor of the House. A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala asked senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Sunil Prabhu, how the floor test can affect the disqualification process or interfere with the powers of the Speaker to initiate disqualification proceedings.
Uddhav Thackeray resigns as Maharashtra CM
Minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay the Maharashtra Governor’s direction to the MVA government to hold a floor test in the Assembly, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned from his post,
Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan today and submitted his resignation to him.
Governor Koshyari has accepted the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray and asked him to continue in the post till alternative arrangements are made. pic.twitter.com/0o1Jzrm0pW— Governor of Maharashtra (@maha_governor) June 29, 2022
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray submitted his resignation to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai.
The governor accepted the resignation and asked Mr. Thackeray to serve as chief minister until alternative arrangements were made. pic.twitter.com/lK1lgR5Jhg— Governor of Maharashtra (@maha_governor) June 29, 2022
During a webcast, the Shiv Sena chief said that he was “not interested” in playing the numbers game and also informed that he is resigning as a member of the Legislative Council. Thackeray said he has no regrets for leaving his post.
“May the rebels who have developed politically because of Shiv Sena and Balasaheb Thackeray have the joy and satisfaction of removing their son from the chief minister’s post,” Uddhav Thackeray was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
“I don’t want to get into the numbers game. It would be a shame for me to see if any ally of my own party also stands against me,” he said.
Thackeray thanked Congress President Sonia Gandhi and NCP chief Sharad Pawar for their cooperation and support while running the MVA government.
Today I am resigning from the post of Chief Minister in front of all of you.
Lots of love, blessings till today.. pic.twitter.com/0XXs5ZHSOg— Uddhav Thackeray’s office (@OfficeofUT) June 29, 2022
He said, “Congress leader Ashok Chavan told me that if the rebels want, the Congress will walk out of the government and support from outside. Those who expected to leave me stood by me while my loved ones left me. Gave.”
all All eyes are now on the return of the BJP-led government Because it is the single largest party in the 288-member Maharashtra Legislative Assembly with 106 MLAs. Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis, who met top BJP leaders in Delhi twice a week, is likely to take oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra for the third time.