Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis questioned why NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar disclosed only now that two men had approached him before 2024 Maharashtra polls, promising Opposition's victory in 160 of 288 seats. He asked, "Why is Pawar disclosing this after Rahul Gandhi’s claims?" "Gandhi tells stories that sound like...Salim-Javed script, and what Pawar...said seems to be the same," he added.