The Election Commission has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and justified its decision to allot the party name "Shiv Sena" and the symbol "Bow and Arrow" to the faction led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Mumbai's Dahisar Police on Monday arrested Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sainath Durge after questioning him in connection with the morphed video of Shiv Sena MLA Prakash Surve and a woman leader, which surfaced on the internet.
Former Maharashtra Minister and Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Subhash Desai's son Bhushan Desai joined Shiv Sena led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday.
The move is significant and is likely to have political implications in Maharashtra where NCP is in alliance with Congress and the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena.
Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut responding to the letter sent to him in the derogatory remarks case said that his statements were directed only towards a specific group and not all MLA.
Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Monday targeted the central government over the arrest of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, asking if the BJP only had 'seers' and 'mahatmas'.
Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday appealed to the Central government to confer the country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna on Veer Savarkar.
An FIR has been filed against Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut in Beed for allegedly making false allegations against Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde.
After poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar slammed Pakistan for 26/11 terror attacks at the Faiz Festival in Lahore, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut praised Akhtar on Thursday and said that President Droupadi Murmu and PM Narendra Modi should felicitate him.
While reacting to the Supreme court's order refusing to stay the Election Commission's ruling allocating the Party name and symbol to Eknath-Shinde led the camp, Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Anil Desai said they are looking at the SC order in a "very positive manner".
NCP leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Sharad Pawar attacked the Centre over Election Commission decision, saying it is an example of "how an institution can be misused".