"We are keeping our fingers crossed on the issue," Shah added.
Though the state government is tight-lipped on the issue, sources said that they have adopted back-channel methods to woo Tata motors to start a plant in the state.
"There is nothing happening now on the issue of Nano," state chief secretary D Rajgopalan said.
While making the pullout announcement, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata said in Kolkata on Friday, "We are exploring offers from three to four states."
Image: Chief Minister of Gujarat Narendra Modi | Photographs: Raveendran/AFP/Getty Images
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