As Sena struggled to quell the unrest, party MP Sanjay Raut claimed that contact has been established with Shinde, who he described as a “loyal Shiv Sainik of Balasaheb Thackeray”.

Maharashtra political crisis Updates: Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde along with some party MLAs are camping at a hotel in Gujarat's Surat. Sources also say that all rebel MLAs along with Shinde may leave for Guwahati.

Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrakant Patil said he and Fadnavis tried for Munde's candidature but "it seems the Central leadership has some other plans for her”.

The state government had once again taken up measures like making masks mandatory, to curb the spread of the deadly virus.

The reduction in price as claimed by the state government is a natural result of the Centre's decision to cut down excise duty on fuel, Fadnavis said in a series of tweets.

Owaisi, MLA from Chandrayangutta in Telangana, had recently offered prayers at the tomb of the 17th century Mughal emperor in Khuldabad in Maharashtra's Aurangabad district.  

Asking whether Uddhav Thackeray contributed to any movement or agitation, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis also taunted him saying that during the pandemic.

Devendra Fadnavis said that Aaditya Thackeray can not appreciate the struggle of Karsevaks who fought for Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.

Addressing a BJP rally in Mumbai, Fadnavis claimed that he was lodged in Badaun central jail for 18 days for doing 'kar seva' for the Ram temple construction purpose. 

Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said the BJP stands no chance of coming back to power in the state in the next 25 years.

Maharashtra BJP leadership has blamed the state government of misuing its law enforcement agencies and stated that if chanting Hanuman Chalisa is wrong, then all of them should be charged with sedition.

Kirit Somaiya said police officials present at the spot should be suspended and Shiv Sena supporters booked on the charge of the attempt to murder.

Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil alleged that the MVA government is doing violence with the help of police.

Earlier in the day, Mumbai police detained four MNS workers for playing Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker in front of the Shiv Sena headquarters in the Dadar area.

Speaking in the Assembly, Fadnavis said a pen drive he had submitted contained a conversation between Waqf Board members Mohammad Arshad Khan and Mudasir Lambe.

Heavy security was deployed outside the home of former Maharashtra chief minister Fadnavis in Malabar Hill area of south Mumbai, where the team, comprising Assistant Commissioner of Police Nitin Jadhav and two inspectors, reached around noon, he said.

A notice under Section 160 CrPC has been served to Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to appear before the police to record his statement in a phone tapping case.

Devendra Fadnavis, who is BJP's election in-charge for Goa, thanked the people of the state for reposing trust in the party and dedicated its poll performance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Devendra Fadnavis said that five-year tenure of some 15 municipal corporations and 25 zilla parishads will be completed this month. If their elections are held without any political quota to the OBCs, then the OBCs will suffer for the next five years.

Sanjay Raut's remark comes amid a war of words between the Shiv Sena and BJP after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that his party "wasted 25 years as part of an alliance with BJP".