Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said he would quit politics if CM Eknath Shinde asserted that he was hindering the Maratha quota process, referring to allegations by activist Manoj Jarange.

Stressing that government decisions are taken collectively, Shinde defended Fadnavis and called Jarange’s allegations against him baseless. Jarange is a strident critic of the senior BJP leader and has routinely accused him of being the main obstacle in the Maratha community’s quest for reservation in government jobs and education.