"Ahmad Shah Abdali (Durani) had invaded India after the Mughal empire weakened following the death of sixth emperor Aurangzeb. Abdali's Afghan army had defeated Marathas in the third battle of ...

The Sena (UBT) chief termed Amit Shah as political heir of Ahmad Shah Abdali, who set up the Durrani empire in Afghanistan in 1747 and defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat.