Fadnavis pays homage to Bal Thackeray weeks after break-up with Shiv Sena

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis paid homage to Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray on Sunday. Fadnavis was accompanied by other Bharatiya Janata Party leaders like Pankaja Munde and Vinod Tawde. Earlier, Bal Thackeray's son and current Sena chief Uddhav had visited the shrine. Other Sena leaders like Sanjay Raut and Arvind Sawant also paid homage to the late politician. Nationalist Congress Party leaders like Chhagan Bhujbal and Jayant Patil were also seen at the shrine. NCP, Sena and Congress are currently in talks to try and form a government in the state.