"Mundeji had a very warm and affectionate relationship with the Shiv Sena leadership. He worked hard to get new allies in the Sena-BJP combine," said Shiv Sena MP and spokesman Sanjay Raut. This photo shows the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray with Gopinath Munde. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde with senior BJP leader L. K. Advani. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde with former USA President George W. Bush. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde taking the oath of office as the Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde and his wife at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
L. K. Advani, Gopinath Munde and Pramod Mahajan at a yatra. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi with Gopinath Munde. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde paying floral tributes to a portrait of B. R. Ambedkar. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Pramod Mahajan sharing a light moment with Gopinath Munde. The duo went on to occupy key positions with Mr. Mahajan climbing the ladder of the BJP central leadership and Mr. Munde heading the BJP in Maharashtra. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde addressing supporters at a rally. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
Gopinath Munde with the late former CM of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. Photo: Special Arrangement: Bhimashankar Navande
