Maharashtra deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis announced that Nitin Gadkari would be the first candidate on BJP’s Lok Sabha list for the state. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray criticised the omission and offered the BJP leader an MVA ticket. Fadnavis defended the decision, assuring that Gadkari’s name will be included once the seat-sharing discussions take place.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staying the night in Varanasi before leaving for Azamgarh on the morning of March 10, prior to which he could also hold a meeting with BJP leaders in his constituency about the preparations for the Lok Sabha elections here