Speaking at a rally in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, the former Maharashtra Chief Minister took aim at the BJP following a remark by its leader Raosaheb Danve, who had said that "every political party has eaten out of our plate", implying that all parties had received help from the BJP at some point

Addressing the media while campaigning in Thane, Raj Thackeray said he had come to meet party workers rather than deliver a speech; polls to 29 municipal corporations, including Thane, will be held on January 15, while votes will be counted the next day