State Congress president Nana Patole said that the three-party Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, comprising the Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress, was formed in Maharashtra for five years and is not a permanent fixture. Patole's remarks came after CM Thackeray on Saturday said people would "beat with footwear" those who only talk about contesting polls alone without offering solutions to people's problems.