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With the path clear for two separate Dussehra rallies to be organised by the rival Shiv Sena factions, the two sides are now in a race to outdo each other and put up a mega show of strength.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Thursday denied a nod to Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions for the dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai citing a police report which said that allowing a rally would lead to a law and order situation.

The Bombay high court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking a probe into the funds used by chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena during a dussehra rally held in Mumbai in October 2022.

Terming his faction as the real Shiv Sena and Uddhav Thackeray as "the real betrayer," CM Eknath Shinde went all out in defence of PM Modi and union home minister Amit Shah at his dussehra rally.

Days after the Shiv Sena faction led by party president Uddhav Thackeray applied for permission to hold the the annual dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai, faction led by CM Eknath Shinde too applied for the same permission.

The Shiv Sena has withdrawn its application to hold its annual dussehra rally at Dadar's Shivaji Park, allowing the BMC to give permission to the Uddhav Thackeray-led Sena. The Shinde Sena is likely to hold its rally at Azad Maidan or Cross Maidan instead. Last year, the Bombay High Court ordered the BMC to give permission to the Uddhav faction to hold its rally at Shivaji Park. Uddhav Thackeray has emphasized the importance of tradition and culture in holding the rally at Shivaji Park.

With the possibility of BMC going in for the 'first come first served' formula for Shiv Sena's annual dussehra rally at Shivaji Park and in view of the Uddhav Thackeray camp asking for approval first, CM Eknath Shinde's faction has applied for permission to hold its dussehra rally at the MMDRA grounds in BKC, reports Chaitanya Marpakwar.

With the fight for permission to hold annual dussehra rally at Shivaji Park getting intense between Uddhav Thackeray and CM Eknath Shinde camps of Shiv Sena, the BMC has sought legal opinion from its law department on the two applications received from the rival factions.

Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday reiterated that the Sena's annual dussehra rally will take place at Dadar's Shivaji Park. Uddhav asked all office-bearers of his party to get to work and ensure that Shiv Sainiks turn up in large numbers for the rally.

The Shiv Sena in Mumbai will hold its annual dussehra rally indoors this year and it will likely be held at Sion’s Shanmukhananda hall with 50 per cent capacity.

With the BMC likely to go for the 'first come first served' formula for Shiv Sena's annual dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, CM Eknath Shinde's faction on Monday said that if they don't get permission to hold the rally at Shivaji Park, they will organize it at the MMRDA grounds in Bandra-Kurla Complex.

With the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections less than six months away, the Shiv Sena is set to hold a physical dussehra rally later this month at Dadar’s Shivaji Park.

At a meeting to Sena functionaries late on Tuesday, CM Shinde said that from next year onwards, there was no need for his Sena to apply for permission to hold their dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Dadar as he was the CM and didn’t want to create any controversy over the ground leading to a law and order situation.

Days after the Shiv Sena faction led by party president Uddhav Thackeray sought permission to hold the party's annual dussehra rally at Shivaji Park, CM Eknath Shinde's camp too has applied for the same venue, suggesting yet another contest between the two sides to assert control over the rank and file.

Two rival factions of the Shiv Sena party, led by CM Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Thackeray, will hold separate Dussehra rallies in Mumbai. The rallies are significant as they are the final ones before next year's Lok Sabha polls. Both factions are expected to take potshots at each other and claim to be the true Shiv Sena. The Shinde-led Sena has claimed that one lakh people will attend their rally, while Uddhav Sena has made similar claims. The rallies will be held simultaneously and are expected to begin and end around the same time.

With the BMC election less than six months away, the Shiv Sena is set to hold a dussehra rally later this month at Dadar’s Shivaji Park. The party is mulling how the rally can be held with a limited crowd and following Covid-19 protocols.

CM Eknath Shinde’s group seeking permission to hold the dussehra rally at Shivaji Park at the same time slot that Uddhav Thackeray’s faction has requested underscores the power struggle within the Shiv Sena.

For the the eight last days, various agencies of Mumbai police have been collecting intelligence inputs and securing Shivaji Park in Dadar and MMRDA grounds in BKC where Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray and chief minister Eknath Shinde will host their respective Dussehra rallies on Wednesday.

Forced to hold its annual dussehra rally either virtually or indoors for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has applied to the BMC for permission to hold its dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in October.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has granted permission to the Shiv Sena (UBT) to hold its annual dussehra rally at Dadar's Shivaji Park, after the party led by CM Eknath Shinde withdrew its application for a rally at the same venue. The Shinde Sena is now expected to hold its own rally at Azad Maidan or Cross Maidan. Last year, the BMC had rejected applications from both factions, but the Bombay High Court allowed the Uddhav faction to hold its rally at Shivaji Park.

Shiv Sena will hold its annual dussehra rally indoors this year. The venue is likely to be Shanmukhananda Hall at Sion with 50% of its capacity.

The late Bal Thackeray's son and Uddhav Thackeray's elder brother Jaidev Thackeray, his estranged wife Smita Thackeray and son Nihar, as well as the sister of late Shiv Sena leader from Thane Anand Dighe made it a point to be present at chief minister Eknath Shinde's dussehra rally at the Bandra Kurla Complex, where the Shinde Sena held its dussehra rally on Wednesday.

The Bombay high court on Friday quashed the municipal council's order and allowed Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena to hold dussehra rally at Shivaji Park in Mumbai on October 5. The high court observed that Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) misused its powers in deciding the application of petitioners.

Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction on Wednesday admitted that more people attended chief minister Eknath Shinde's dussehra rally. However, more than 50% of them left Shinde's rally the moment he began reading his speech, it said.

In the teaser, the Sena (UBT) has taken a dig at the Shiv Sena-led by CM Ekanth Shinde referring to his Sena as ‘traitor’.