India, Oct. 26 -- Following mounting pressure from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday warned his party leader and former MLA Ravindra Dhangekar against making remarks that could strain relations within the MahaYuti alliance.

Shinde, who was in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was asked by reporters about growing tensions between the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) and the BJP in Pune. Responding to questions on Dhangekar's repeated criticism of BJP leaders, Shinde said, "I have sent a message to Dhangekar, and he will be meeting me soon. I request all party workers not to make statements that may create misunderstandings among alliance partners. Even when I was in Pune, I had asked Dha...