Just when you thought the dirty politics between Shiv Sena and the BJP will be left behind in 2019, a fresh controversy has broken out after Devendra Fadnavis vacated the chief minister's official residence, Varsha. mid-day is in possession of photos of the family room with purportedly anti-Sena scrawls: 'UT is mean', 'We are happy in any condition, unlike some good person', and 'BJP & Sivsena were friend (maybe still are)' (sic). Fadnavis categorically told mid-day the scribbles did not exist when he handed over possession of the bungalow two weeks ago, and blamed 'dirty and very cheap politics.'

Some of the other slogans found when PWD officials visited the bungalow for repair and renovations, read include 'BJP is the winner', 'Devendra Rox' and 'BJP Rocks'. Another part of the wall had a caricature depicting a woman saying, 'Mera Beta hi CM banega', with a male figure responding 'Ok'.