The Shiv Sena on Thursday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that they fled Jammu and Kashmir after "spreading anarchy" in the state.

Through their editorial mouthpiece - Saamana, the Shiv Sena likened the BJP's exit from their alliance with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the British leaving Indian in 1947. They further claimed that the situation in the state was never as bad as it was under the BJP-PDP governance.