After Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned following political instability in the state, the BJP is charting the next course of action. State BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said on Wednesday that BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis and rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde will now decide the next course of action. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray resigned earlier in the evening, a day before a scheduled floor test in the state assembly. The state BJP unit had asked all its MLAs to gather in Mumbai.
To a question about the BJP's next move, as it is the single largest party in the Maharashtra legislative assembly, Patil said: "The next steps will be decided by Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde". He also said BJP workers "should observe restraint in victory."
Rebel Shiv Sena MLAs will hold meetings at a five-star hotel in Goa where they are staying for the night and discuss their next steps in the wake of the resignation of Uddhav Thackeray. A chartered flight carrying the breakaway MLAs of Shiv Sena led by Eknath Shinde landed at the Dabolim airport in Goa on Wednesday night from Guwahati. From the airport, they headed to the hotel in Dona Paula in special buses.
