In a big political win for Shinde, assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar held that the Shiv Sena faction led by him was the 'real political party' when rival groups emerged in June 2022, and did not disqualify any MLA from the two camps
In an interview to The Indian Express, NCP Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule had said that there was no split in the party and it was only an “emotional split”.