Devendra Fadnavis quit as Maharashtra chief minister on Tuesday, hours after his deputy Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar had tendered his resignation.

“After this [press conference], I will go to Raj Bhavan and tender my resignation. I wish them all the best whoever will form the government. But that will be a very unstable government as there is huge difference of opinions,” Fadnavis said at a media briefing.

Fadnavis had taken oath as Maharashtra chief minister forthe second term on Saturday morning with his deputy Ajit Pawar. The move hadsurprised many and the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress alliance decided to approachthe Supreme Court against governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s decision to inviteFadnavis to form a government.

Ajit Pawar decided to support BJP and gave us letters ofsupport, based on that we decided to form the government, said Fadnavis.

“In elections clear majority was given to Mahayuti and BJPgot maximum 105 seats. We contested with Shiv Sena, but this mandate was forBJP because BJP won 70 percent seats out of all seats we contested,” Fadnavissaid.

The Supreme Court Tuesday ordered floor test for MaharashtraChief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to prove his majority in theHouse saying there is a “possibility of horse trading” in case of delay.

As a month has elapsed after the declaration of results of theAssembly elections it is “incumbent upon the court to protect the democraticvalues” for which “immediate floor test” is the “most effective mechanism” tocurtail unlawful practices such as horse trading as well as to avoiduncertainty and to effectuate smooth running of democracy by ensuring a stableGovernment, it said.

The apex court asked Maharashtra Governor Bhagat SinghKoshyari to appoint a pro-tem speaker and ensure that all the elected membersof the House are sworn in on Wednesday itself by 5:00 PM for paving the way forfloor test.