On a day that Ashok Chavan had asked his workers to observe as the death anniversary of ‘achhe din’ to highlight the shortcomings of the BJP government at the Centre, the saffron party ended up inflicting a strong blow on the state Congress chief by inducting his one-time trusted aide Omprakash Pokarna.

Omprakash Pokarna (second from left) is welcomed into the BJP fold by CM Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP president Raosaheb Danve Patil in the presence of Bhaskar Khatgaonkar (extreme left). Pokarna said the Congress wanted him to appease Muslims