Overview

• Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said there is no rivalry in the Mahayuti and asserted he and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are working as a team.
• The advertisements featured Fadnavis paying tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Lord Ganesh with the tag “Devabhau,” and the sponsor has not been identified.
• Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut alleged the campaign cost ₹40–50 crore and hinted at illicit funding, calling for accountability.
• NCP legislator Rohit Pawar claimed a minister from an allied party issued the ads without informing Fadnavis, a claim that remains unverified.
• The publicity drive followed the government’s resolution of Manoj Jarange’s Maratha reservation protest, intensifying questions over political credit within the coalition.