"Not Political": Devendra Fadnavis Explains Surprise Ayodhya Appearance
NDTV
Devendra Fadnavis accompanied Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is on a day-long visit to pay obeisance to Lord Ram at the Ram temple.
No link with elections, clarified Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis when questioned about his surprise appearance in Ayodhya along with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, who is on a day-long visit to pay obeisance to Lord Ram at the Ram temple. Uttar Pradesh minister Swatantra Dev Singh also accompanied them.
Mr Fadnavis said he was on his way to Delhi for the BJP's Central Election Committee meeting to finalise candidates for the upcoming Karnataka polls and stopped by to seek blessings from his revered Gods.
This is the first visit of Mr Shinde to Ayodhya after being sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra in June last year.
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