Amid rumours of a split in Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), party leader Sanjay Raut said, "Since when has Shinde's Shiv Sena become...original Shiv Sena? Jahan Thackeray wahan Shiv Sena." Raut accused Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction and NDA of “kidnapping and hijacking” people. "We're ready to go to jail again...But I'll teach you...lesson...and then go to jail," he added.