I think Sharad Pawar invited Ajit Pawar for the INDIA bloc meeting, Raut said.
'He messaged me on Friday at 8:52 AM and then at 2:47 PM I replied, 'Are you planning a switch?'. At 2:48 he sent a message, 'is speaking to you not possible?' I said I will call you and at 3:40, I spoke to him'
The delegation told Shinde that Samata Party was an old political outfit from Bihar and 'mashaal' (flaming torch) was its election symbol.
Thackeray accused the Eknath Shinde-led government of being ideologically bankrupt.
The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi supporters gheraoed Vinod Tawde and raised slogans.
Ajit Pawar had also slammed Raut without taking the latter's name and said spokespersons of other parties were behaving like NCP's spokespersons.
