At a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) meeting, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray questioned the alliance's unity, asking, "We say we are together, but are we really?" "Are we united as...MVA in the House? Do we raise issues together?" he said. Notably, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and 23 MLAs, including NCP(SP) leader Jayant Patil, reportedly skipped the meeting.