Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday visited Lilavati Hospital in suburban Bandra to inquire about the health of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray who is undergoing treatment there after a brief illness.

Bhujbal, who left the Sena in 1991 to join Congress and then NCP when it was floated in 1999, was accompanied by son Pankaj. Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray was also present, NCP sources said.