Sharad Pawar visits Dy CM Shinde at Vidhan Bhavan

Mumbai, Jul 8 (PTI) NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar visited Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the Vidhan Bhavan complex here on Wednesday, the latter’s office said. Pawar was at the state legislature premises to attend a meeting as a member of the high-powered committee formed by the state government on the long-pending Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute. After the meeting was over, Pawar, whose party is a constituent of the opposition bloc Maha Vikas Aghadi, paid a courtesy visit to Shinde in his chamber, the Dy CM’s office said. Shinde welcomed Pawar with a shawl and a bouquet during their meeting, it said. No details of the discussions between the two leaders were disclosed Shinde’s Shiv Sena is a partner in the ruling Mahayuti coalition, which also comprises the BJP and the NCP, led by deputy CM Sunetra Pawar. PTI MR NR