Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, tension prevailed on Thursday between the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Congress over Sangli Lok Sabha seat with the local MLA Vikramsinh Sawant announcing a boycott of the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit's rally, reported the PTI.

According to the PTI, Uddhav Thackeray is scheduled to address a rally in Sangli during the day and has invited his Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) partners, including Congress, to participate.