Mahavikas Aghadi experienced internal strife in Sangli as MP Vishal Patil supported Shiv Sena candidate Suhas Babar for the Khanapur assembly, despite prior tensions during the Lok Sabha elections. Patil’s move upset Sena (UBT) members, prompting district president Sanjay Vibhute to seek clarification from UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray about the alliance’s status in the district.