The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) has swiftly moved into damage control mode. State BJP secretary, Sanjay Upadhyay on Monday evening, held a meeting with Vasai-Virar party workers (part of Palghar Lok Sabha constituency) to pacify them. The local party workers are upset with the party and alliance partner Shiv Sena.

mid-day on Saturday, had reported about how "all is not well," in the saffron alliance in Palghar district, 'Its Palgh-War'. BJP has the sitting MP, but in the seat-sharing arrangement, the seat was allotted to the Sena. Rubbing more salt into the wounds of the BJP workers, Sena inducted BJP MP Rajendra Gavit into its party's fold and nominated him as their candidate for the 2019 general elections.