The Congress, NCP and other opposition parties in Maharashtra today boycotted the customary tea party organised by the BJP-led government on the eve of the Budget session of the state legislature. Leader of Opposition in the Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil (Congress) said the opposition boycotted the tea party to protest the government's "failure on several fronts".

Talking about the issues on which the opposition will try and corner the government, he said, "The BJP-Shiv Sena government failed miserably to attract investment during its 'Make In Maharashtra' drive held two years ago. "We want a white paper on it, and we will continue to press the demand during the session which starts tomorrow. This government continues to lie about the investment (the state has attracted) and its job creation record," Vikhe Patil said at a press conference here.