Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal would have become the chief minister of Maharashtra had he not quit the Shiv Sena, reported the PTI.

Uddhav was speaking at a function in Mumbai that was organised to mark Bhujbal`s 75th birthday. The event was attended by leaders of the Sena-NCP-Congress Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition coming together. National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah was also present at the event along with NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat, according to the PTI.