Suresh Lande from Bhiwandi feels that the exit of former Sena leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal, Ganesh Naik and Narayan Rane were the biggest “betrayals” that eventually weakened the party's power structure over the last two decades.
“We could have been in power by now had it not been for their desertion. With Balasaheb no more, we feel as though we have lost our father…our household has been shattered,” says Arvind Bhilare.