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Maha CM Deshmukh could be third in the firing line

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh appears to be on his way out following his deputy R R Patil's resignation in the wake of the Mumbai terror attacks.

"If one of the two goes, the other has to go too," said a senior Congress leader today.

The name of Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan is doing the rounds as the frontrunner to succeed Deshmukh, sources said.

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First Published: Dec 01 2008 | 2:15 PM IST

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