Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis drove down to the residence of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Monday morning and held a meeting with the latter over breakfast, sparking intense speculation in the state political circles over the import of the meeting.

Fadnavis' meeting with the MNS chief comes on the heels of the latter joining the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ranks in alleging the manipulation of the EVM machines by the ruling BJP during the recent Maharashtra Assembly polls.

So much so that NCP (SP)'s national working president and MP Supriya Sule made a reference to the MNS chief when she addressed a joint news conference in New Delhi last week along with Congress leader Ra...