Amidst the sudden political crisis in Maharashtra, Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday resigned ahead of floor test tomorrow. He also announced his resignation as the Member of the Legislative Council (MLC).
“I am giving up the post of the chief minister. All of you gave me your love and blessings and I am thankful for that, but I am not the one to be cowed down or get scared,” he said.

In his address to the state via Facebook, Thackeray thanked Sharad Pawar and the Congress party for supporting him while his “own people betrayed and backstabbed him and the Shiv Sena.”

Moreover, Thackeray also appealed to all party workers to maintain peace on Thursday and not create hurdles for the rebel leaders who are scheduled to return to the state tomorrow.

“I don’t want any of the party workers to create hurdles for the rebel MLAs tomorrow. It is going to be a new beginning in the chapter of democracy. Let them bring all the security forces from across the country and let them witness the celebration of the new beginning,” he said.

“I want to tell all rebel MLAs that you come, take oath and attand the floor test without any worry,” he added.

Meanwhile, the rebel MLAs led by Eknath Shinde arrived in Goa shortly after Uddhav’s address.