All questions over Thackeray cousins bridging the gap, that widened each day since 2005, have yielded no confident responses. Even after Raj abandoning his Alibaug tour midway to visit his cousin at Lilavati Hospital, close aides of both leaders reject that there’s been any noticeable change in stance.

According to party insiders it was on Saturday evening that Shiv Sena executive chief Uddhav Thackeray experienced uneasiness and chest pain. He decided to visit Lilavati Hospital to make up for a routine health checkup, which he had skipped earlier.