India, Oct. 24 -- The simmering strife between the two Mahayuti partners-the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Shiv Sena-resurfaced a day after Sena leaders levelled allegations, claiming that the voices heard in the audio clip, released by Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil, belonged to BJP functionaries. In the clip, the speakers discuss a Rs.500 crore payment to the activist allegedly routed through deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde's son MP Shrikant Shinde. Sena leaders alleged these conversations show how shrewdly the BJP operates against its political rivals.

On Friday, Sena leaders alleged that the BJP used the quota activist to malign the deputy chief minister's image, while BJP leaders hit back, warning their allian...