Congress has demanded a probe, alleging that BJP used "blackmail" to bring NCP leader Ajit Pawar into the NDA. "Pawar has...revealed that after becoming chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis showed him a file recommending an open inquiry against [him] in...irrigation scam," Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed. He said the matter should be investigated, citing a breach of the Official Secrets Act.