Addressing reporters in Mumbai, Fadnavis said he did not believe any political party would willingly align itself with what he termed a declining political organisation

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut triggered a political storm after sharing a photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, asking, "In America, who met him?" The viral post has fuelled speculation over an alleged connection between the two