Devendra Fadnavis is bidding for his re-election as the CM of largest industrial state in India in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly polls which are set to be held in few weeks.
Pawar claimed that the Balakot airstrikes against Pakistan-based terror camps had boosted the popularity of the Modi government. But Modi's popularity will not work in Maharashtra as the people are not satisfied with the Fadnavis government.
In a big blow to the NCP in Maharashtra, Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale, the descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is all set to quit the party to join BJP in New Delhi on Saturday.
60-year old Sanjay Dutt is expected to join the Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP) on September 25, said party founder and Cabinet minister in Maharashtra government, Mahadev Janka on Sunday.
It was not surprising that many stalwarts of NCP and Congress, sensing the end of the road, started sending feelers to BJP with an intention to join the saffron fold just ahead of 2019 General Elections.