India, Oct. 13 -- Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday paid a visit to his cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence, Matoshree. The MNS chief - accompanied by his mother Kunda, sister Jaywanti and her family - spent more than two half hours at Matoshree, in what was the sixth meeting between the two cousins amid growing speculation about the two parties jointly contesting the upcoming local body polls, including to the prestigious Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

"The frequent meetings seek to inculcate the feeling among ground-level workers that decisions regarding seat distribution and allocation for the upcoming polls will be taken at the highest level," a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader t...