After the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) party collapsed in Maharashtra on Wednesday with Uddhav Thackeray tendering his resignation to governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said Devendra Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will now decide the next course of action, reported news agency PTI.
While replying to a question on what would the BJP do next as it is the single largest party in the state, Patil said, "The next steps will be decided by Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde." While Fadnavis said he will let everyone know about the party's stand on Thursday.
The state BJP unit has asked all its MLAs to gather in Mumbai. A core committee meeting is also scheduled at Devendra Fadnavis's house at 11 am today, reported ABP News. Maharashtra BJP in-charge CT Ravi will be present in the meeting that will focus on government formation in Maharashtra. It is likely that Fadnavis will take oath as Chief Minister of the state on July 1 or 2, ABP reported further.
Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned before the scheduled floor test in the state Assembly on Thursday.
Uddhav Thackeray had taken oath as the chief minister of Maharashtra on November 28, 2019. After the Assembly polls in 2019, Thackeray's Shiv Sena parted ways with long-term ally BJP over the issue of sharing the chief ministerial post. It then formed the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance with the NCP and Congress.