Overview
- In a video on September 13, he announced his exit, saying he was ignored, denied credit, and blamed for others’ mistakes.
- He told PTI he is 74 and wants to retire from politics, adding that he will not join another party.
- He said the MNS failed to back him after alleged threats from BJP leader Narayan Rane, for which he sought police protection.
- He objected to Raj Thackeray’s comments on the Kumbh Mela and after the Pahalgam terror attack, calling them unwarranted for his Hindutva beliefs.
- By Saturday evening the party had not responded, while Mahajan—brother of the late BJP minister Pramod Mahajan—has a history with both Shiv Sena and the MNS and rejoined the MNS in 2020.