Vilasrao Deshmukh has finally stepped down as Maharashtra Chief Minister and has sent his resignation to Governor S C Jamir.
"I have accepted moral responsibility for Mumbai terror attacks; in a democracy one has to honour people's anguish and anger," said Vilasrao Deshmukh.
Five days after the Maharshtra Chief Minister offered to quit at the Congress Working Committee, the party finally accepted his resignation on Wednesday.
Senior Congress leaders Pranab Mukherjee and A K Antony are in Mumbai as party's central observers to help choose a new Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Ex-CM Sushilkumar Shinde, Narayan Rane and Maharashtra's Industry Minister Ashok Chavan remain front-runners for the post.
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Vilasrao Deshmukh formally steps down.
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