Raut criticised Pawar’s meeting with Shinde and said senior leaders should avoid giving political legitimacy to those whom the Shiv Sena (UBT) considers responsible for splitting parties

In an editorial published in its party mouthpiece “Saamana”, the Thackeray-led party criticised the BJP leadership while reacting to Fadnavis’ recent statement that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) structure in Maharashtra would remain unchanged and no new parties would join the alliance