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On Camera, Devendra Fadnavis, Uddhav Thackeray's Rare Camaraderie At Vidhan Bhavan

Fadnavis and Thackeray have been bitter foes since the undivided Shiv Sena broke its alliance with theꦏ Bharatiya Janata Party after the 2019 Assembly pol♌ls over sharing of the chief ministerial tenure.

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In a rare sight, Maharashtra deputy chi♋ef minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray were on Thursday seen greeting each other, smiling and laughing as they arrived together at Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai. U🎉ddhav Thackeray’s son and former state minister Aaditya Thackeray was also seen catching up behind the rival leaders.

Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Uddhav Thackeray was at t⛦he state assembly to take part in a meeting of the Marathi Language department.

The scene came𒀰 as a surprise to the audience at home as Fadnavis and Thackeray have been bitter foes since the undivided Shiv Sena broke its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party after the 2019 Assembly polls over sharing of the chief ministerial tenure.

Thackeray had overthrown Fadnavis to form tౠhe then Maharashtra government with the support of the Congress and Nationalist Congre🦂ss Party.

But the acrimony between the two leaders increased after a rebellion by Eknath 𒐪Shinde🌺 brought down Thackeray's Maha Vikas Aghadi government in June last year. Shinde then became chief minister with the BJP's support, with Fadnavis as his deputy.

Fadnavis had earlier said he had taken revenge on Tﷺhackeray by ensuring the collapse of the MVA government.

(With PTI inputs)