Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and MNS head Raj Thackeray met at a hotel in Mumbai on Thursday morning, reported news agency PTI.

The meeting comes amid speculation over rapprochement between Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and his politically estranged cousin Raj Thackeray, who heads the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).

Senior BJP leader Fadnavis and Raj Thackeray met at a five-star hotel in Bandra area in the morning, sources confirmed but declined to elaborate, reported PTI.