Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray asserted that the Lok Sabha elections are a battle between dictatorship and democracy. He criticized the BJP and predicted their defeat in the upcoming elections. Thackeray emphasized the responsibility to protect democracy and highlighted Maharashtra’s contribution to the BJP’s success in the 2019 elections. The article also mentions the collapse of the MVA government and the undecided seat-sharing formula for the upcoming elections.