Ahead of the phase 4 Lok Sabha polls in Mumbai on April 29, 2019, It seems as if the Shiv Sena has been badly stung by the rallies and speeches of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray. A day after Raj Thackeray toot a rally at Bhandup on April 24, 2019, Yuva Sena president Aaditya Thackeray visited Bhandup on Thursday to join BJP candidate for Mumbai North East Manoj Kotak and blasted his uncle Raj Thackeray's rallies without naming him. Aaditya said that rallies of those parties who do not have candidates in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections are not even considered as rallies and that only functional political parties mattered.

"The opposition can say anything, but rallies are conducted by political parties who are participating in elections and not just any party. The functional political parties know the ground realities of voters as they are connected to the people and there is no Marathi-Gujarati divide as it is made out to be. I have been always appreciative of Kotakji's work since his early days at the BMC and hence called him up this morning and told him I wanted to rally for him. His work culture involves taking everyone ahead with him and his different thoughts on various issues have always impressed me. We should send such people to the Parliament, " the young Thackeray said.