Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNs) president Raj Thackeray on Saturday said that had Prime Minister Narendra Modi not been in power, the Ayodhya Ram temple would not have been built despite the Supreme Court's order. 

Raj Thackeray, a former critic of PM Modi and BJP, announced his support for the ruling alliance in Maharashtra. "I declare my unconditional support to development led by PM Modi," he had said during his Gudi Padwa rally in Mumbai. Speaking with the media on Saturday, Thackeray said that the MNS workers will campaign for the Mahayuti candidates in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections.