Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has said the BJP and Shiv Sena should get back together as their going separate ways had adversely affected the development of Maharashtra.

Speaking to reporters after attending a function in Kalyan in Thane district, Athawale also said it was "impossible" for the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and BJP to come together as the latter is a national party, while the Raj Thackeray-led party had a Marathi son of the soil agenda. He said the bitterness caused between the Sena and the BJP due to the arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane, on July 24, over an alleged 'slap' remark against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray must end.