Union Home Minister Amit Shah declared Eknath Shinde the sole leader of the Shiv Sena.
Shah accused Uddhav Thackeray of forming alliances with Congress for vote bank politics.
The Home Minister emphasized that the nation is not a dharmshala and vowed to remove infiltrators.
Reports indicate potential defections from Shiv Sena (UBT) to the Shinde-led faction.