Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reached out to Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray. He requested their support for CP Radhakrishnan in the upcoming vice-presidential elections. Radhakrishnan is the NDA candidate. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also contacted Thackeray. He urged him to support the NDA nominee. Radhakrishnan is a registered voter from Maharashtra.