Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday evening met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This was their first meeting after the new government was formed in the state. Shinde and Fadnavis met the prime minister at his Lok Kalyan Marg residence and sought his "blessings and guidance" for development of Maharashtra, the PTI reported.

"The Chief Minister of Maharashtra Eknath Shinde and the Deputy Chief Minister Shri Devendra Fadnavis called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi," the Prime Minister's Office wrote on Twitter.