Former Mumbai Congress President Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi and discussed Maharashtra and Mumbai politics ahead of the BMC elections. After the meeting he said that, "after a long time I met Rahulji and discussed political issues of Maharashtra and Mumbai."

Nirupam who was the Mumbai Congress President till the Lok Sabha election but quit after the poll debacle has been a bitter critic of the Congress-Shiv Sena alliance. When asked about his discussion on the issue he said, "I can't reveal what was discussed but we have discussed major political issues in the state and I can't tell you more than that."