NCP leaders close to Ajit Pawar, meanwhile, indicated that he was upset with his cousin and Baramati MP Supriya Sule after she aggressively attacked him for joining hands with the BJP.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that his party, BJP, has a strategic alliance with the Ajit Pawar-led NCP in the state and an emotional tie-up with the Shiv Sena under Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.