In an article in the mouthpiece 'Saamana', the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction reminded Shinde that five of the 40 rebel MLAs had lost the assembly elections.
The Congress, which contested 101 seats as part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi, posted its worst-ever defeat by managing to win only 16 seats in Maharashtra.
Maharashtra results: Devendra Fadnavis, deputy chief minister and former CM, and Eknath Shinde, the current chief minister, emerging as the main contenders.