Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Monday accused the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) of politicising Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue collapse incident to shape adverse public perception, reported the PTI.

Chandrashekhar Bawankule accused the MVA was conducting a survey to gauge the voters` mood ahead of the state assembly elections by capitalising on the collapse of Shivaji Maharaj`s statue in Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra.