Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar were also present at the meeting held post-Wednesday midnight, a statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said

During their meeting, Shivtare discussed various issues regarding Purandar taluka in Pune district and the hardships faced by the people. The deliberations were positive, it said

Shinde resolved all issues that Shivtare raised in the meeting. He will spell out his future course of action during a press conference, the statement said

The Shiv Sena, Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) currently share power in Maharashtra as 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance)

Earlier this month, Shivtare announced that he would contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Baramati as an independent candidate to be the "voice of common voters" of the constituency

Prior to that, NCP (SP) head Sharad Pawar said MP Supriya Sule would be his party's candidate from Baramati, amid speculation that his nephew and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's wife Sunetra Pawar could be fielded from there