Was not invited for Fadnavis swearing-in, good needs to my buddy: Patole

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Friday claimed he was not invited for the oath-taking ceremony of recent chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, however stated he expects his “buddy” to work for the general growth of the state.

Patole listed his personal expectations from the BJP-led authorities and these included announcement of a mortgage waiver for farmers.

Chief minister Fadnavis and his two deputies Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar took oath on 5 December, Thursday at a grand ceremony in Mumbai, ushering within the Mahayuti 2.0 authorities.

Patole, talking to reporters in Nagpur, maintained that he didn’t obtain any invitation to the oath ceremony, in any other case he would have attended the occasion. “Nonetheless, my buddy has change into the chief minister and good needs to him,” he stated.

Each Patole, a former BJP MP, and Fadnavis hail from the Vidarbha area of jap Maharashtra.