Mumbai, Oct. 29 -- Mumbai witnessed an unusual political moment on Thursday as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis shared the stage with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray at a book launch event.

The presence of the three leaders together was significant in itself, but two moments during the event immediately caught the attention of Maharashtra's political circles, particularly coming soon after the results of the Maharashtra Legislative Council elections in five constituencies.

The first interesting moment took place away from the main stage. Fadnavis, Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray were seen together in a room on the sidelines of the event, apparently engaged in...