Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said Devendra Fadnavis gave up the opportunity to install a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) mayor in Mumbai after the 2017 civic polls for the sake of the Shiv Sena at his request, reported news agency PTI.

But Uddhav Thackeray repaid this gesture by severing the alliance with the BJP two years later, CM Eknath Shinde said on Saturday at a conclave of the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) workers in Navi Mumbai.