MNS chief Raj Thackeray expressed deep grief over the death of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar death in a Baramati plane crash, calling him a close friend and an outstanding leader

Varun Sardesai, secretary of Yuva Sena, expressed disappointment over the MNS decision, stressing that the two parties had fought the municipal polls together. He said the MNS, being a separate political entity, ought to have discussed the move with Sena (UBT) first