Will the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Sharad Pawar-led NCP heed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s appeal as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) pushes for consensus support for its Vice President (VP) candidate, CP Radhakrishnan?

On Sunday, the BJP announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA’s candidate for the VP post, which has fallen vacant after Jagdeep Dhankhar resigned citing health reasons.

On Monday, speaking to the media in Mumbai, Fadnavis urged parties that speak of ‘Maharashtra Asmita’ to walk the talk by backing candidate CP Radhakrishnan, who is not only the state’s governor but also a registered voter from Mumbai.