In a tongue-in-cheek remark, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday told his former ally and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray that the BJP was not likely to join him in the opposition, but he can come over to the ruling side, reported the PTI.

CM Fadnavis was speaking at a farewell function in the legislative council for leader of opposition Ambadas Danve. Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was seated next to him.

"Uddhav ji, there is no scope (for a change in government) till 2029. We do not have the scope to come to the other (opposition's) side. You have the scope to come here, and it can be thought about. We can think about it differently," the chief minister said, according to the PTI.