Maharashtra Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) is controlled and run by the Congress. The vote share in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls showed which was the real Shiv Sena, Samant added. Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress are part of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi along with the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP).