Maha CM Deshmukh could be third in the firing line

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.