Maharashtra political crisis highlights: Uddhav resigns as CM; 'have you lost all humanity', he asks rebel MLAs

Maharashtra political crisis highlights: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has called for a trust vote on Thursday against embattled Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray as he is "of the opinion that (Thackeray) has lost the confidence of the majority on the floor of the House". Koshyari wrote a letter to the secretary of the state Assembly, convening a special session of the Assembly at 11 am on Thursday "with the only agenda of a trust vote against the government". BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis met Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai and submitted a letter to him, seeking direction to the MVA government to prove its majority on the floor of the Assembly in view of the rebellion in the Shiv Sena, the lead party in the ruling alliance. Meanwhile, rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde will reach Mumbai on Thursday. "I'm here to pray for the peace and happiness of Maharashtra. Will go to Mumbai tomorrow for the floor test and follow all the processes," said Shinde. Around 40 rebel Sena MLAs and at least 10 independent legislators have lodged themselves at a five-star hotel in Guwahati in their bid to bring down the two-and-a-half-year-old MVA government. Shinde's announcement of returning to Mumbai came hours after Fadnavis, tipped to make a comeback as the chief minister, met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at Raj Bhavan Tuesday night.