Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde with Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs to visit Ayodhya

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, along with fellow Shiv Sena MPs and MLAs, will visit Ayodhya on Sunday.This is Shinde's first visit to the temple town since being sworn in as Maharashtra chief minister in June last year.Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also left for Ayodhya from Mumbai on Sunday.Shinde and other Shiv Sena leaders flew down to Lucknow on Saturday. Shinde was welcomed by his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath at the Lucknow airport, amid fanfare.The Maharashtra CM will perform 'aarti' on the banks of the Saryu River. He will also visit the ongoing construction site of Ram Mandir.