The Maharashtra government has reduced the security of several opposition leaders including former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, BJP leader Chandrakant Patil and MNS leader Raj Thackeray. The former chief minister's Z-plus security has been reduced to Y-plus. BJP spokesperson and MLA, Ram Kadam, has called the move a step in the spirit of revenge. Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, however, dismissed the allegation.