Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, CM Devendra Fadnavis, Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Suresh Prabhu and former Maharashtra minister Narayan Rane at the ground-breaking ceremony for the Mumbai-Goa four-lane highway at Kudal on Friday. Pic/PTI

Congress leader Narayan Rane sprang yet another surprise on Friday when he shared a dais with Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray in Kudal, Konkan. This is the first time in 12 years that the former Sainik and the Sena chief have appeared together at a public function.