Chavan was speaking to newspersons before addressing a rally organized as part of the poll campaign of the NCP's Kolhapur candidate Dhananjay Mahadik.
Baru, advisor to Manmohan Singh in his first term as PM between 2004 and 2008, has criticized Singh in his book.
"I have not read the book, but the commercial motive behind it is clear, since it was released when the elections are due. I cannot comment on its political motive as I do not know its content, but I have worked in the parliament with prime minister Manmohan Singh and he has played a pivotal role in implementing policies promised by the party. The party is important in democracy and it is the party that promises and wins elections. He has always been in touch with other ministers, including party president Sonia Gandhi," Chavan said.
"For the first time, party workers from both the Congress and the NCP are working together and campaigning for candidates, irrespective of the differences between them. We are sure that we will emerge victorious in this election. This is the first time since Independence that the country seems to be facing a threat from parties with fascist agendas, threatening democracy. All of us have to fight against this agenda to maintain the secular fabric of the country," Chavan said.
Criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party and its prime ministerial candidate, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, Chavan said: "The BJP wants to win the election without any manifesto and is propagating Modi as its manifesto, which indicates that they believe in autocracy and not democracy."
The Maharashtra chief minister spoke on how young, debutante voters in the state can affect the political fabric by exercising their voting rights.
"First-time voters usually always have views against the ruling government, but they never vote. If they vote in this election, this will have an impact on the results," Chavan said.
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