Speculation erupted on Wednesday after Uddhav Thackeray skipped the INDIA bloc meeting at Mallikarjun Kharge?s residence in New Delhi, with rumors suggesting that he was in talks with central ministers to rejoin the NDA. However, on Thursday, Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi firmly dismissed these rumors.

Chaturvedi criticized journalists covering the BJP beat, accusing them of spreading the BJP's agenda driven by media advisors in the Prime Minister's office. She stated, "The journalists working on the BJP beat have only one source - their media advisors sitting in the PMO who are running the BJP's agenda! I want to tell them, there is still time, improve yourself a little! The public itself has failed all the lies you have presented and has kept you away from the majority!"

In another tweet, Chaturvedi took a swipe at the BJP, saying, "The life of a godi ?patrakaar?. Begin: BJP will win a big mandate with a massive majority in 2019. Middle: oh look! We are thrilled because exit polls prove our godi ?patrakarita? with ?Modi chashma? right. End: No majority? So what we will spread new rumors that ShivSena UBT will be back in NDA. Hail Modi. Moye Moye. Ye na hoye. You can roye roye.?

Amid these rumors, Aaditya Thackeray also strongly rejected reports of his father rejoining the NDA. He emphasized, "The country rejected the attempts of the BJP to change our Constitution and to finish off democracy. The elections have proved that arrogance has no place in our country. Arrogance, dictatorship, anti-democratic forces and those wanting to implement their own Party manual, instead of our Constitution, will get rejected by the country."

Aaditya added, "From a brute majority, twice, to 240, is clearly a rejection of the mis-governance and arrogance. In Maharashtra, we saw the BJP loot our state and finish off its economic strength and pride. The anti-Maharashtra BJP has been rejected by the voters of Maharashtra and this will be seen again this year. To all the INDIA voters and karyartas, we have fought valiantly for our nation, our constitution and our democracy. A landmark has been achieved, and the fight shall not end till we secure it fully."

Sena UBT's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut also addressed the media, stating, "There have been no such discussions so far? We have stated earlier that PM Modi has the majority, around 240 seats. So we said, 'you first, then us? let him take the third oath, then we will think about the fourth oath.??