BJP

Devendra Fadnavis

Narendra Modi

Centre

Fadnavis addressing a rally in Delhi.

BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis addressing a rally in Delhi.

If rumours are to be believed, former Maharashtra Chief Minister and seniorleaderis on his way to Delhi and will soon be seen in the corridors of power in the national capital.According to reports, Fadnavis is set to join the Prime Ministerled Cabinet at theReports said that the final decision on the 'reports' will be taken after Delhi assembly elections and accordingly he will be fielded for a Rajya Sabha seat.The BJP leader is currently in the national capital along with other party leaders to campaign for the BJP candidates contesting Delhi assembly election.Some reports say that the demise of Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Manohar Parrikar and Ananth Kumar has created a dearth of top leaders in the core team, and to fill the gap, Fadnavis who is a close confidant of PM Modi is considered as a strong contender.In fact, Fadnavis is the only Chief Minister to have completed a full term in the state. His ambition of becoming the Chief Minister for another term collapsed in just 24 hours after Ajit Pawar withdrew support hours after being sworn-in as Deputy Chief Minister in a secretly held ceremony in the early morning.Fadnavis, who is now the Leader of Opposition in the state, however, has denied the reports.On the other hand, though the BJP is planning an overhaul of the state unit after the recent debacle, the party may lose several top leaders who joined the party only because of Fadnavis. The BJP will also have to find equally capable LoP like Fadnavis to counter the Maha Vikas Aghadi-led by the former ally Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena.