Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday hit out at the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) and said that the comments of its senior leader likening Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was an act of treason and an insult to the nation, reported the PTI.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai after a conclave of the ruling Shiv Sena, CM Eknath Shinde said that the governing 'Mahayuti' (grand alliance) has set a target of winning 45 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, according to the PTI.