Eknath Shinde's supporters took to the streets in Maharashtra's Thane on Monday. The protesters burnt effigies of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut to protest against his comments against the rebel MLAs.

Earlier on Sunday, Raut in a veiled warning to the rebel Sena MLAs said their souls are dead and only their bodies will return to Mumbai.

"When they step out [of Guwahati], they won't be alive at heart. They know what can happen in the fire that has been lit now," Raut said.

"The soulless bodies [of rebel MLAs] will come from Assam and will be sent directly to the [Maharashtra] Assembly for postmortem," he added.