“We had been advising and even implored him not to quit earlier than the vote of confidence. But he took a unilateral decision and that is the place we’re at the moment. Much of the blame of the federal government falling lies solely with him,” a Congress chief mentioned after the SC verdict.
When Eknath Shinde and 40 MLAs rebelled, NCP and Congress had suggested him not to resign and as an alternative pressure the insurgent MLAs to return to Mumbai for the ground take a look at. NCP chief Sharad Pawar had known as up Thackeray at the least twice to dissuade him from resigning. NCP and Sena insiders mentioned Thackeray thought it will be a humiliation to quit after shedding the vote of confidence.