Sharad Pawar is the president of Mumbai-based Maratha Mandir Sanstha

Mumbai:

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday met Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and invited him for the 75th foundation day celebrations of the Maratha temple organisation. Many meanings are being drawn from Sharad Pawar's meeting with Eknath Shinde. The NCP is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi. Eknath Shinde has come to power in Maharashtra by toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government. There has been no statement from Uddhav Thackeray about this meeting so far.

Sharad Pawar met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is the president of Mumbai-based Maratha Mandir Sanstha, at 'Varsha', the chief minister's official residence in Malabar Hill. Pawar said he has held discussions with the chief minister to hold a meeting to resolve the problems faced by artistes and those associated with the Marathi film industry and theatre.

The meeting between Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde has heated up discussions in political circles. Recently, Maharashtra Opposition leader and NCP state chief Ajit Pawar met state Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis at the Sahyadri guest house. In such a situation, experts in Maharashtra politics say that some khichdi is definitely cooking.

Recently, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut claimed that some public representatives of the Shiv Sena, led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, are in touch with the Uddhav Thackeray-led party. Raut's remarks came a day after Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed that 22 MLAs and nine MPs of rival Shiv Sena were feeling suffocated due to the "step-motherly behaviour" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and may leave the group led by Chief Minister Shinde. In such a situation, many questions are also being raised about the meeting of Sharad Pawar and Eknath Shinde.

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