Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday was accorded

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday was accorded a grand welcome by BJP workers in his hometown Nagpur. This is his first visit after assuming charge of his new office.

However, what caught everyone's attention was the absence of Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah's photo from the banners and hoardings up by party workers to welcome Fadnavis, who took over as Deputy CM in the Eknath Shinde-led government on June 30.

From the city airport, the BJP leader embarked on a 'jallosh yatra' (victory procession) organised by his supporters on Tuesday. The hoardings and banners put up on the yatra route had photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP president JP Nadda, Nagpur MP and Union minister Nitin Gadkari and some other leaders, but the picture of Shah was missing from them, raising eyebrows.

Asked why Shah's photo was missing from the hoardings and banners, Nagpur BJP spokesperson Chandan Goswami sought to downplay the issue, saying the party has huge respect for the Union Home Minister. "The posters and hoardings were put up by party workers as per protocol. There were many posters featuring Amit Shah ji's photo, too," he said.