Shiv Sena minister Bharat Gogawale on Tuesday skipped a Maharashtra cabinet meeting, a day after the government issued orders that NCP minister Aditi Tatkare will hoist the national flag in Raigad district on August 15, reported news agency PTI.

However, Gogawale clarified he was not upset with the government's decision and added he skipped the cabinet meeting as he was in New Delhi, reported PTI.

Gogawale and Takare are locked in a political battle as both want to be the guardian ministers of their native Raigad district.