India, Jan. 12 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday responded sharply to criticism from deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar, saying that while Pawar prefers to speak, he believes in delivering work.

During an interaction with Marathi actress Girija Oak in Pune, Fadnavis said, "Ajitdada talks, I work," underscoring what he described as his government's focus on performance rather than rhetoric.

The comment came amid rising political tensions between the BJP and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP ahead of the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporation elections.

"We have decided to contest the Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad civic polls independently. However, this was meant to be a friendly contest without targeting each other's pa...