When asked about the advice received from senior party leadership, NCP's Rohit Pawar told NDTV that party patriarch Sharad Pawar told him to "stay grounded" after becoming an MLA. Sena's Aaditya Thackeray said that his grandfather Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharad Pawar were fierce political rivals yet they always remained friends and there was no personal enmity. Aaditya Thackeray said there is no space for vindictive politics in Maharashtra and Zeeshan Siddique says while everyone is waiting for them to falter, they've got each other's back.