‘Gali ka neta..’: BJP on Uddhav’s ‘offer’ for Nitin Gadkari

On Thursday, Uddhav Thackeray, the leader of Shiv Sena (UBT), caused a stir by extending an open invitation to Union minister Nitin Gadkari to join the MVA. This move came after Thackeray highlighted the absence of Gadkari’s name in the BJP’s initial list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Responding to Uddhav’s statement on Friday, Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis referred to him as a ‘gali ka neta’.