Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray submitted his resignation to state Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday night.
On Wednesday evening, as he resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra, Thackeray said he came to the post “unexpectedly”, and was going out similarly.
The Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra has been facing a political crisis after a revolt in Shiv Sena.
BJP leader Girish Mahajan has claimed that they have the support of over 170 MLAs and will form the government in the next three days.
