# Prithviraj Chavan claims Gopinath Munde planned Congress switch 2026-08-17T15:13:32+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan has made a series of political claims, including that late BJP leader Gopinath Munde had attempted to join the Congress party. Chavan also said he had a meeting with Eknath Shinde when the latter was still an MLA, before Shinde became deputy chief minister. The Congress leader spoke about these developments in a recent media interview, as reported by indiatvnews.com. Chavan also commented on the NEET controversy, the Vande Mataram row, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Dimagi Naxal' remark. He discussed the possibility of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis getting a role at the Centre, and touched on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision exercise. His remarks span both Maharashtra politics and national issues. ## Coverage - indiatvnews.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Eknath Shinde, Gopinath Munde, Maharashtra, Prithviraj Chavan Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/prithviraj-chavan-claims-gopinath-munde-planned-congress-switch/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/prithviraj-chavan-claims-gopinath-munde-planned-congress-switch/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/