Raut said, "Shinde thinks two leaders in Delhi are with him, but they are with no one.” He added that just as top leaders once split the undivided Shiv Sena, the BJP will similarly dismantle the Shinde-led Sena without hesitation. According to Raut, no one will come to their rescue either.

He also claimed that Shinde’s extended visit to Delhi is an attempt to find a way to prevent his party from collapsing, but the BJP is firm in its plans. "In the coming days, there will be a lot of political activities in Maharashtra that will once again give major headlines,” he said.

However, Shinde has denied any such move by the BJP. He said that his party, the Shiv Sena, shares a strong ideological alliance with the BJP and that no such development is likely to take place.

According to sources, the BJP is aiming to form its own government. To achieve this, they may ask the Shinde-led Sena MLAs to join the BJP in sufficient numbers so that the anti-defection law would not apply to them.