Shiv Sena, which is in coalition with the BJP in the government of Maharashtra has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi if and whether practising yoga will relieve people of the pain of inflation and corruption. This while talking about the current problems the nation is facing. But they also applauded Modi's efforts to spread the message of Yoga when they said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi deserves praise for making 130 countries perform yoga. Through yoga, Modi made 130 nations lay on the ground."