On 1st Visit to Delhi as CM, Uddhav Thackeray Meets PM Modi; Next Stop at Residences of Sonia & Advani
The chief minister's son Aaditya Thackeray, who is a minister in his cabinet, also accompanied him.
Delhi: Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray as well as Minister in Maharashtra Government, Aaditya Thackeray called on PM Narendra Modi.
New Delhi: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday, his first visit to the national capital after taking over the reins of the state.
The chief minister's son Aaditya Thackeray, who is a minister in his cabinet, also accompanied him. The Shiv Sena chief will also meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, veteran BJP leader L K Advani and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut had tweeted that Thackeray will meet Modi during the visit. "It will be a courtesy call," Raut said.
The BJP and the Shiv Sena had a bitter fallout post assembly polls in Maharashtra last year over the chief minister's post. The Sena later aligned with arch rivals Congress and the NCP to form the Maha Vikas Aghadi government.
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