Prithviraj Chavan will not attend Modi's swearing-in today

May 26, 2014 07:50

Anita Katyal reports from New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan will not be attending Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi's swearing-in function Today.

Chavan was in New Delhi on Sunday for a meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi where he explained the reasons for the party's rout in Maharashtra.

The Congress won only two seats in the state. Although Chavan has received an invitation for Modi's swearing-in, he is not staying back for the programme. He is instead leaving for Mumbai on Monday morning.

Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah are also not attending the function.

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