Removing infopath forms from SharePoint showing "deleting" status

We were doing an infopath deployment recently and had to remove a form from the central admin and reupload a newer version of the form. The form somehow was showing the status as deleting forever. Initially, on checking the timer cache folder, there was no timer job created for the same.
What we discovered on call with MS was that when we upload/delete a form using central admin ( admin approved form templates), it creates a solution by default. This solution was not retracting and hence the status showed as deleting. Removing the solution got rid of the form and the publishing went on fine.