In a scathing attack on the 15-year-old Congress-NCP rule in the state, which he said witnessed deterioration of Maharashtra on all fronts, Shah alleged "Sharad Pawar institutionalised corruption and destroyed the system".
Addressing a rally of party workers here called "Sankalp Mela", the BJP chief said "Pawar turned corruption into a norm" and brought shame to Maharashtra where greed of the ruling party leaders led to decline of the state which witnessed maximum number of suicide by farmers, a dwindling investment and insufficient infrastructure.
However, at the rally here, the BJP leader made just a passing and indirect reference to the ongoing tussle between the two saffron allies, who are together for over two decades.
"There is confusion as to who will become Chief Minister. But BJP workers should not worry about this. The "Sangharsha Yatra" undertaken by (party MLA) Pankaja Munde showed people want BJP to win.
Shah, who welcomed MNS legislator Ram Kadam into BJP, derided Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's statement expressing anguish over last month's incident in Solapur where he was booed by the gathering at a function addressed by Modi.