Soon after Devendra Fadnavis was appointed leader of the Opposition at a special sitting of the state legislature, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and he traded barbs, albeit jovially.

Thackeray said he hadn't said 'Mi yein (I will be CM)' but became one eventually because of sheer luck and people's wish. The observation was made in reference to Fadnavis's 'Mi punha yein (I will return as CM)' rhetoric during his election campaign. The Opposition leader retorted saying he had said he would return but had not given a deadline.