Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray a "frustrated" leader whose political relevance has diminished. He also challenged Thackeray to recite the Ram Raksha stotra while responding to the UBT chief's planned protest

In a post on X, Yadav attacked the BJP on the Ram temple donation-theft issue, saying people should understand the "criminology" of the saffron party rather than what he termed the "chronology of offerings, donations and contributions"