By giving a controversial statement on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari seems to be in trouble. Voices of protest against him are getting louder. After protesting by NCP and Uddhav Thackeray faction, now Shinde faction has also strongly condemned the statement. Koshyari's statement has increased the tension for Eknath Shinde and the BJP.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde -led Balasahebchi Shiv Sena's MLA Sanjay Gaikwad has demanded Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's ouster from the state. He said, the Governor should understand that the ideals of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj never get old and he cannot be compared with any other great person in the world. I request the BJP leaders of the center that the person who does not know the history of the state, how it works, should be sent to another place.

At present, the government is running in Maharashtra with the support of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Eknath Shinde faction. Gaikwad is an MLA of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led 'Balasahebchi Shiv Sena'. With the statement made by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Shivaji, it is expected that the statement will definitely affect the friendship between Shinde and BJP.

Significantly, while discussing about the 'ideal persons' of the state, Koshyari had said that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an ideal person of 'old times'. After this, referring to Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, he said, if someone asks you who is your ideal, you do not need to go out to find him, you will find him right here in Maharashtra. You can find new ones from Babasaheb Ambedkar to Nitin Gadkari. His statement was criticized by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of the Shiv Sena. The governor made the remarks after conferring D.Litt degrees on BJP leader Gadkari and NCP chief Sharad Pawar in Aurangabad.