Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Chief of his faction of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray Monday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata party leaders after the party’s election victory in the Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

The former chief minister of Maharashtra while addressing his party workers at an award event on Sunday, said, "We saw the results of four states (Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telengana). They (BJP) won and we congratulate them for their victory. This is called democracy, and we must appreciate other's wins. I also believe such elections should continue even in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and to save our democracy, let the people decide who will be the king of this kingdom."