With an eye on the upcoming assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kamgar Aghadi Sanghatana attempted to woo voters by arranging buses from Virar to the Konkan for the Ganesh festival, but ended angering many of them, when their rides did not arrive. Many devotees were stuck for over 24 hours waiting for their buses. Angry people created a ruckus at the party office and complained to Virar police. However, an organiser later claimed that they managed to arrange buses for all the devotees.

The BJP and the Shiv Sena had arranged for buses to the Konkan for Ganpati. The Sena's buses were well arranged. The buses were to leave for the Konkan on August 29, 30 and 31. The BJP had up banners announcing the Konkan Vision luxury bus service at cheap fares. Hundreds of devotees booked tickets for R500 and R600 from the BJP office situated at Om Regency in Manvel Pada, Virar east a couple of months back. But many were stuck outside the party office from where the buses were to leave, when some did not arrive.