On his first trip home since becoming chief minister of Maharashtra, Eknath Shinde's wife Lata Shinde welcomed him by playing the drums. The chief minister of Maharashtra was greeted warmly upon his return to Thane, where he had not been since beginning a revolt against the then-chief minister, Uddhav Thackeray, which led to Thackeray's resignation and Shinde's appointment to the position. Lata was seen banging the drums with much spirit among other performers and Shiv Sena supporters in a video uploaded by one of the news channel. The video has gone viral since then.