Party says move to keep Devendra Fadnavis out of its apolitical functions taken after people's questions and to avoid any unnecessary misunderstanding. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is now persona non grata at felicitation functions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). NCP leader Ajit Pawar said yesterday that because Fadnavis's presence at such functions in the past had been questioned by people, creating unnecessary political misunderstanding, his party took the decision. "We have no enmity with the CM," said Ajit, and tried to justify why leaders in Maharashtra attended apolitical functions organised by counterparts in opposition parties. "It's customary for us to attend apolitical functions where leaders and workers from various parties gather to celebrate an individual. But we have seen that some events have confused the masses," he told media persons at the party office.

Fadnavis has shared dais with Sharad Pawar on many occasions. Representational Image