Jayant Patil, state president of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), has slammed the Maharashtra administration led by Eknath Shinde, claiming it lacks vision and encouraging the public to vote it out in the next assembly elections. Patil made these statements on Monday at an event hosted by the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ).

He voiced concern about the mounting state debt and the deteriorating law and order situation under the current administration. "There is need to focus on fundamental issues of the state. There should be a vision for the state for the next 50 years. People want a farsighted government. That is why people must work towards ousting this government, which is on a temporary mission (of retaining power)," Patil stated.