Maharashtra’s alliance partners seem to be sparring using Ramayana references. During a poll campaign rally in Palghar on Wednesday, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said, “None of us live in Lanka, so there is no need to worry.” His statement is seen as a veiled and friendly response to an alliance partner, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.

Last week, during a political rally at Dahanu in Palghar district, Shinde had stated that Ravan’s Lanka was set on fire and brought down merely because of arrogance. “Now it is time for the party to repeat the same during the upcoming polls,” Shinde had mentioned then.