‘Ganpati politics’ is in full swing in Maharashtra after former Chief Minister and senior Congressman Ashok Chavan’s ‘meeting’ with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a Ganesha darshan has sparked renewed speculation about Mr. Chavan’s possible defection to the BJP.
According to sources, the two leaders met for nearly half-an-hour on Thursday during the Ganesha festivities at the residence of Ashish Kulkarni, who is Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s Officer on Special Duty (OSD).
Speaking in Pune on Friday, Mr. Fadnavis categorically denied having a meeting with Mr. Chavan while clarifying that the Congressman was coincidentally present at the Ganesh darshan (at Mr. Kulkarni’s residence) at the same time as he was.
