India, Aug. 22 -- Senior NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse, set to celebrate his 75th birthday with a grand event at Muktainagar in Jalgaon on August 30, has invited Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to attend the celebrations.

If the chief minister accepts the invitation, his presence will be politically significant given the two leaders' bitter relationship. Khadse has repeatedly blamed Fadnavis for his political setbacks, including the decision to leave the BJP.

Several prominent leaders from across the political spectrum have been invited, including NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar and deputy chief ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.

Khadse was born on September 2, 1952. According to Arun Gujarathi, chairman of the Amrut Mahotsav ...