BJP's Devendra Fadnavis Celebrates As Uddhav Thackeray Resigns
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Devendra Fadnavis is likely to stake claim to form government, with rebel leader Eknath Shinde as his deputy
Celebrations started in the BJP camp this evening as Uddhav Thackeray stepped down from the Chief Minister's post. BJP leaders were seen distributing sweets, shouting slogans at Mumbai's Taj hotel. At the centre of it all was Devendra Fadnavis, who met the Governor last evening and set off the end game.
Mr Thackeray stepped down from the top post this evening, shortly after the Supreme Court ruled that his government has to take a floor test at 11 am tomorrow as ordered by the Governor. The Team Thackeray, reduced to just about 15 MLAs, had asked the court to stop the floor test called tomorrow.
With his resignation, the floor test is now void. Mr Fadnavis is likely to stake claim to form government, sources said. Rebel leader Eknath Shinde, whose move to walk out with a chunk of MLAs set off the slide, is likely to be his deputy.
There was a buzz that a negative response from the top court may push Mr Thackeray to resign.
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