Rebel Congress leader Vishal Patil defeated Shiv Sena UBT candidate in Congress stronghold Sangli, raising suspicions of sabotage within the MVA alliance.
Addressing a public meeting in Maharashtra's Nandurbar, PM Modi said that in Maharashtra fake Shiv Sena is roaming around with a bomb blast convict on their shoulders
Sanjay Nirupam further said, "Who is the candidate whose name has been proposed by Shiv Sena? He is a scammer of the Khichdi scam. He has taken a bribe in check from the Khichdi supplier."
Criticising the erstwhile Uddhav Thackeray-led MVA govt for its failures, Shinde stressed the importance of fieldwork over social media activism. “Work face-to-face rather than going live on Facebook,” he said.
This comes two days after Sanjay Raut said that Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray will not attend the Pran Praitshta ceremony on 22nd January. He had called it as a "BJP event". He even went on to allege that the BJP had kidnapped Lord Ram.
Sanjay Nirupam stated that leaders ought to prevent conflicts over winning seats. "The Shiv Sena may demand 23 seats, but what will they do with them?"