Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrasekhar Bawankule has denied any role for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the ongoing political turmoil surrounding Shiv Sena (UBT). Responding to speculation over possible defections from the Uddhav Thackeray camp, Bawankule said the issue was strictly between Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde and had nothing to do with the BJP. He asserted that neither the BJP leadership in Maharashtra nor leaders in Delhi were involved in the developments and questioned why the party was being blamed for the crisis. His remarks come amid intense political speculation over the future of several Shiv Sena (UBT) MPs.