India, Aug. 22 -- A day after a panel sponsored by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) lost the BEST employees credit cooperative society election, MNS chief Raj Thackeray called on chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at the latter's official residence on Thursday, leading to much speculation on whether the Thackeray cousins' much-speculated-on alliance would now fructify.

Raj, however, told media persons at his Dadar residence that he had met Fadnavis to submit a plan on parking in the city since traffic congestion and the resultant parking mess was becoming a serious issue. His plan entails parking lots under maidans. The MNS chief also criticised the government on the poor road work, lack of urban planning and the la...