MUMBAI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said he is quitting the post.

''I am also quitting as member of Legislative Council,'' Thackeray said in a webcast.

His announcement came minutes after the Supreme Court refused to stay Maharashtra Governor's direction to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government to take a floor test in the Assembly on Thursday.

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