Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis sparked much merriment in the state assembly today with his public invitation to Uddhav Thackeray to cross over - suggestion Mr Thackeray and his party stonily ignored.
Speaking during the during the farewell ceremony of Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition and a member of Mr Thackeray's faction of the Shiv Sena, Mr Fadnavis - addressing Mr Thackeray who was also in the House - said: "Look Uddhav-ji, there is no scope of (our) going there (in the opposition) till 2029... But if you want to come over here, then consider it... it depends on you... it can be considered".