We heard a note of genuine excitement in BJP treasurer and spokesperson, Shaina NC’s voice. “This Saturday, author Chetan Bhagat will be talking to Devendra Fadnavis, president of Maharashtra unit of BJP and MLA from Nagpur,” she said.

In fact, it was at Shaina’s father Nana Chudasama’s birthday that we had met Fadnavis. We recall how we had noticed the queue of top industrialists and city movers and shakers lined-up to meet him.