The Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is trying to expand its base in Maharashtra, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar on Monday said even Mayawati and Mulayam Singh Yadav had tried to gain a toehold in the western state but couldn't succeed, reported the PTI.

Ajit Pawar also said that K Chandrasekhar Rao is perhaps trying to expand BRS outside Telangana as he might want to become a national leader.