Controversy About Naming The Expressway
The expressway was conceived and the work started when the BJP and Shiv Sena ruled Maharashtra. At some point they decided to name the expressway after one of the greatest Marathi writers, Purushottam Laxman Deshpande. Eventually, in 2009, the ruling coalition (Congress, NCP) named the expressway after the first Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Yashavantrao Chavan who was instrumental in the development of Maharashtra and an early member of the Congress party.
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