Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan tenders resignation; state heads for President’s rule

MUMBAI: Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan has tendered his resignation to state Governor Vidyasagar Rao. The CM met the Governor on Friday and announced that he is stepping down. This is an indication that Maharashtra is headed for President’s rule. The state is going to polls on October 15 and results will be out on 19th. This process will happen now under President’s rule. These developments happened after NCP which shared power with the Congress withdrew its support to the Congress led government.

Earlier on Friday a BJP delegation led by Eknath Khadse met the state Governor on and requested him to recommend President’s rule in Maharashtra after State Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar announced that he and some of his cabinet colleagues would be resigning from the government and NCP would be withdrawing support to the Congress government. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan too had met the Governor in the morning to apprise him of the political developments in the state.

The Election commission has imposed model code of conduct in the state following the notification issued on 20th September of holding assembly elections in the state. In such a condition the incumbent government continues in caretaker capacity but is not supposed to take any policy decisions. However if President's rule is imposed then the caretaker government loses all its executive powers.