Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray was a happy man on Saturday, as a large number of Shiv Sainiks not only from Maharashtra, but also from Uttar Pradesh turned out to see him challenge the Narendra Modi government on its promise to build the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Thackeray sought the blessings of hundreds of Hindu seers, sadhus and sect heads for strengthening the party's resolve to get the BJP to fulfill its poll promise.