Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde criticized Uddhav Thackeray for abandoning his father Bal Thackeray’s principles for political power. Shinde accused Uddhav of forming the Maha Vikas Aghadi government against the people’s will and claimed his faction’s higher Lok Sabha strike rate proved they represent the true Shiv Sena. Shinde reaffirmed his commitment to Bal Thackeray’s ideals.