Maharashtra political crisis: Uddhav Thackeray resigns after SC greenlights floor test, Devendra Fadnavis set to be CM again

Maharashtra political crisis: Uddhav Thackeray resigns after SC greenlights floor test, Devendra Fadnavis set to be CM again

Maharashtra political crisis: Uddhav Thackeray resigns after SC greenlights floor test, Devendra Fadnavis set to be CM again

MUMBAI: After nine days of intense political turmoil, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra collapsed late on Wednesday evening. 

Uddhav Thackeray

 resigned as chief minister of the three-party Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress (MVA) coalition minutes after the 

Supreme Court

 ruled that the floor test in the Maharashtra assembly would go ahead on Thursday.

The process for the change of government in the state, which began with the rebellion of around 40 of 55 Shiv Sena MLAs under Eknath Shinde's leadership, got a boost after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis met Koshyari on Tuesday night and asked him to order a floor test of the Thackeray government, claiming it had lost majority.