The registration of FIR and searches conducted at former home minister Anil Deshmukh’s residence and other properties on Saturday sparked a heated debate between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA). CM Uddhav Thackeray and Home Minister Dilip Walse-Patil met immediately after the action against Deshmukh was reported, and mulled over a counter offensive.

Keshav Upadhye, BJP spokesperson