Stating that the BJP's "key motive" is to create instability in Maharashtra by imposing President's Rule, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday alleged "collusion" between the BJP and some officials with an aim to weaken the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. The Sena also referred to the "phone tapping episode" and the disappointment expressed by Sanjay Pandey, a DG rank officer, that he was sidelined to claim the collusion. On Tuesday, senior BJP leader and former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis claimed that he had 6.3 GB data of telephone calls intercepted by then Commissioner of Intelligence Rashmi Shukla in which names of several key police officers figured.

He also met Union Home Secretary in Delhi and demanded a CBI probe into "corruption" in police transfers in Maharashtra. In the editorial in the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Sena said it has become obvious that the BJP is behind the "conspiracy" to defame Maharashtra "as the opposition party has latched onto IPS officer Param Bir Singh's letter alleging corruption by state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, and other issues".