Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray on Monday
Maha CM Devendra Fadnavis meets Raj Thackeray on Monday
Looks like a new twist to Maha politics as
CM Devendra Fadnavis met MNS Chief Raj Thackeray at the latter’s Shivaji Park residence on Monday, 10 February.
People thought there’s going to be some twist.
Fadnavis clarified that Raj Thackeray had invited him to his house and that it wasn’t for any political discussion amidst the meeting.
Later, interacting with reporters, Fadnavis stressed that” after becoming the chief minister, Thackeray had called him and invited him to his residence.
And Fadnavis told him that he would visit his place, and today today him.
It was a purely friendly and personal meet and No political discussions took place in this meeting.
Notably, Thackeray last month attacked the ruling BJP, stating the party once said leaders involved in a multi-crore scam would be put behind bars, but they were instead inducted into the state cabinet.
He had also expressed doubt over the outcome of the last year’s Maharashtra assembly elections (in which the BJP-led Mahayuti secured a landslide victory).
The BJP, however, had accused Thackeray of presenting incorrect information about the party, and claimed it never indulged in politics of negotiation or adjustment.
The MNS Chief extended support to the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Later, Thackeray’s party in last November last year and contested the state assembly polls in November last year on its own, but failed to win a single seat.
News Edit KV Raman
