Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, when asked if she could speak Marathi, said she isn't proficient in the language. "I've a language deficiency...but my intention for the state of Maharashtra is way above," she said. The BJP and the Shiv Sena Shinde faction responded to it, saying that SS (UBT) has given Rajya Sabha seats to "outsiders".