On the occasion of Uddhav Thackeray’s birthday, the Shiv Sena has launched a fleet of 12 fully-equipped ambulances – one for each Sena Vibhag in the city -- for the benefit of Covid-19 patients.
The move comes a day after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that his party is 'not a key player' in running Maharashtra government.
Rahul Gandhi’s statement is very crucial is a situation when the Maharashtra government is going through a veiled hectic politics.
The meeting between Thackeray and Pawar took place after the NCP chief met state Governor BS Koshyari on Monday morning raising speculations of strained ties between the ruling allies.
Besides, Legislative Council Deputy Chairperson Neelam Gorhe also filed her nomination as a Shiv Sena candidate.
Since Uddhav Thackeray -- who was sworn in as chief minister on November 28, 2019 -- is not a member of either house of the state Legislature, he needs to get elected to the Council before May 27.
More than 5,000 of those identified to have attended the Tablighi Jamaat congregation have been quarantined, including in hospitals across states.
Pawar had held the position of the Deputy CM for a brief period with Devendra Fadnavis as the Chief Minister last year.
Party leader Sanjay Raut and a group of Shiv Sena workers are already in Ayodhya since the past five days to oversee the arrangements for the visit of Thackeray and his family.
However, Urban Development Minister and senior Sena leader Eknath Shinde said no decision had been taken on this issue yet.
