India, Oct. 19 -- Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday expressed displeasure at the growing differences among the Mahayuti allies ahead of the October 23 biennial elections to five seats in the state's legislative council. Warning that individual leaders backing candidates outside the alliance's official line was inappropriate, Fadnavis also called upon Shiv Sena chief and deputy CM Eknath Shinde to take cognisance of such instances and ensure that alliance discipline was maintained.

Fadnavis's remarks came after the Shiv Sena's Sillod MLA Abdul Sattar openly extended support to Pratapsinh Patil, the opposition NCP (SP) candidate for the Aurangabad Graduates' constituency, despite the Mahayuti fielding NCP candidate Satish Chavan f...