Union minister Narayan Rane on Thursday said that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray would not have become Maharashtra Chief Minister with the support of Congress and NCP had his father Bal Thackeray been alive.

Speaking to Mumbai Tak, a Marathi news channel, Rane, a former Shiv Sena leader who is now with the BJP, also said that Uddhav Thackeray does not have "political acumen".