Reacting to ex-Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray challenging CM Eknath Shinde to contest against him from Mumbai's Worli, Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Mangesh Kudalkar said, "I will resign from Kurla, he must also resign." "Aaditya [should] prove [himself] by winning...against me...Challenging isn't okay," he added. Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar termed Aaditya's challenge as "immature".