The Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to immediately restrain his Shiv Sena colleague Vijay Shivtare, who has been criticising Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, in the interest of the ruling alliance, the PTI reported.

The Ajit Pawar-led NCP, BJP and CM Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena comprise the ruling coalition 'Mahayuti' in the state.