India, July 20 -- Did chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray have a closed-door meeting at a hotel in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Saturday evening?

Speculations about their meeting were rife as the duo were in the same hotel at the same time for over a couple of hours. According to party insiders, Aaditya reached Sofitel hotel in BKC around 6 pm, unaccompanied by any senior party leader. Fadnavis reached soon after. While insiders shared that the two had a closed-door meeting, it was denied by respective parties.

An official from the chief minister's office (CMO) confirmed that Fadnavis was at the Sofitel hotel on Saturday evening but said he did not meet Aaditya. "The two leaders were there for ...