Breaking his silence over his colleagues who were upset after being denied cabinet berths, DyCM Eknath Shinde said they were all together like a close-knit family.

Shiv Sena MLAs Vijay Shivtare, Prakash Surve, Narendra Bhondekar and Tanaji Sawant openly expressed their displeasure after the first cabinet expansion last Sunday. Shinde named all upset MLAs except Sawant on Friday while talking about rapprochement. Shinde called a press conference at the Vidhan Bhavan on Friday to explain his position. “Sena is a family. It is natural for one to feel bad if he is not inducted. Some people expressed themselves openly. But that doesn’t mean they are upset. The MLAs who spoke about it are with me. We all are together in our effort to help the party grow further,” he said.