'Making Modi The Face of Maharashtra Polls Was Our Strategy,' Says Devendra Fadnavis: Highlights

Mumbai: Names of the BJP's possible chief ministerial picks for Maharashtra sparked a buzz just before voting began in the state on Wednesday. According to sources Devendra Fadnavis and Eknath Khadse are among the frontrunners for Maharashtra. Speaking to NDTV, Mr Fadnavis, who heads the BJP in Maharashtra, said that making Prime Minister Narendra Modi the face of state polls was the party's strategy.

Here are the highlights:

• Have left on party to decide who will lead.
• If Munde was alive he would be chief minister.
• People are not concerned about any face, or person. They want a government that can work hand in hand with Mr Modi.
• That is why we requested Mr Modi to campaign in Maharashtra.
• As of now my only responsibility is to bring the party to power.