Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who has expressed discontent over not being included in the newly-formed Mahayuti government in Maharashtra, met with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai on Monday. The 30-minute meeting, which took place at Fadnavis’s residence in the city, also included Bhujbal’s nephew Sameer Bhujbal.

Addressing reporters after the meeting, Bhujbal shared that the conversation had revolved around the current political and social climate in Maharashtra. He mentioned that the Chief Minister had emphasised the vital role played by the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in the overwhelming victory of the Mahayuti alliance during the state assembly elections held on November 20.