Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Thursday said that local people foiled the Bharatiya Janata Party's plan to instigate a riot in the temple town of Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district.

Tension prevailed at Trimbakeshwar, where one of the 12 Jyotirlingas is located, earlier this week when a group of people belonging to another religion were accused of trying to force entry into the temple premises to offer incense.