Raj Thackeray's son (Amit) and daughter (Urvashi)Uddhav Thackeray got the complete control over the organization as Bal Thackeray made him the working president of Shiv Sena.
Raj was crestfallen as he considered himself to be the true inheritor of Bal Thackeray's legacy.
In 2004, Balasaheb Thackeray announced him as the next party Chief, choosing him over Raj Thackeray, who everyone expected to succeed Balasaheb Thackeray.
Raj tried to adjust himself to the new situation but could not continue for long in the party. In January of 2006 he handed his resignation from the Shiv Sena.
He did so alleging that the party was run by clerks and that was the pertinent reason for the party's decline.