Devendra Fadnavis also rejected reports of a phone call with Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray over the mayor’s post, calling such claims baseless.

The main opposition party in poll-bound Assam, Congress, has got a tailwind with a sudden rush of ticket aspirants, with about 300 people filing their applications for a party ticket on Monday.

UN chief Antonio Guterres, who is currently in Switzerland, has cancelled his planned trip to the Swiss Alps town of Davos due to a bad cold, his spokesperson said.