Amid tensions between Congress's Nana Patole and Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut over seat sharing in Maharashtra polls, Uddhav Thackeray downplayed the conflict, saying, "It happens when many parties are together." He added, "Things shouldn't be stretched till they fall apart." The feud reportedly escalated over seat demands in Vidarbha, leading the party to call for Patole's exclusion from future talks.