Addressing the media before he resigned as chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis said Ajit Pawar had cited personal reasons for quitting the government, while lashing out heavily at the Shiv Sena.

He said leaders who wouldn't step out of their (Kala Nagar) home, were seen swearing allegiance to Sonia Gandhi and even running around places, showing their lachari (helplessness) for power and positions that the BJP had refused to part with in a deal that never existed.