Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde appointed a new secretary for Yuva Sena while replacing Aaditya's cousin Varun Sardesai. On the other hand, the battle for control over Shiv Sena has intensified as Uddhav Thackeray has directed the party's zilla pramukhs (district chiefs) to get 50 lakh members to submit affidavits pledging "loyalty" to the Shiv Sena's constitution, its founder Bal Thackeray and its present party president Uddhav Thackeray.