From north to south, east to west, 24 provincial halls faced protests by anti-government demonstrators on Wednesday after a call by Suthep Thaugsuban to defy the Yingluck administration.
The protesters occupied the compound of the main provincial offices in all 14 southern provinces, three in the North, two in the West, two in the East, and three in the Northeast.
In some provinces many said they will not retreat until they receive a signal from Mr Suthep.
The rallies in the southern provinces followed Mr Suthep's call on Tuesday night from the occupied Finance Ministry for anti-Thaksin protesters to take control of government offices in all provinces, to cripple the government and show their defiance of the Yingluck Shinawatra government.
Songkhla governor Grisada Boonrach even boarded a convoy which led a rally of anti-government demonstrators to his own provincial hall in a show of protest against the government.
Mr Grisada is the first senior state official to come out and lead state officials and residents in joining the Civil Movement for Democracy led by the ex-Democrat Party MP for Surat Thani.
Upon arrival at the Songkhla provincial hall, Mr Grisada told police on duty to leave and do their jobs elsewhere, saying that as governor he would provide safety for the people.