Earlier in the day, BJP ministers and city MLAs Ashish Shelar and Mangal Prabhat Lodha assured that the city roads will be free of potholes before the start of Ganesh festival from August 27

According to Raut, the same individuals had earlier met Thackeray during the Lok Sabha elections as well. However, Thackeray refused to entertain them, citing his faith in the electoral process and democracy. Raut pointed out that the Maha Vikas Aghadi had won 30 out of 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra