He started a shooting club in Ahmednagar which eventually gained a lot of publicity and was duplicated in places like Pune.

[2] With the outbreak of the Second World War, the then president of the Hindu Mahasabha, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar ordered the party members to help the British in any way possible.

Apte shot up the ranks to be a recruiter in the Poona region and a flight lieutenant of the British Royal Indian Air Force.

At this juncture, Savarkar launched the Hindu Rashtra Dal which was intended to be a radical wing of the Mahasabha.

In 1944, Godse broached the topic of starting a newspaper called "Agranee" encompassing the ideals of the Dal and the Mahasabha.

The newspaper seemed to be failing miserably, however, Savarkar managed to keep it alive by constantly sending generous donations.

[4] On 20 January, Apte, Badge, and Kistayya drove to Birla House for planning the murder of Gandhi.