Eknath Shinde was immediately named the Shiv Sena chief at a key assembly of his occasion, days after the Election Fee recognised the Shinde faction as the actual Shiv Sena in its dispute with the Uddhav Thackeray faction, and allotted it the occasion’s ballot image ‘bow and arrow’.

Hours earlier than the nationwide government assembly of the Shiv Sena, the occasion requested the media to name it “Shiv Sena” and never “Shinde camp”.

The assembly was attended by MLAs, MPs and different Shiv Sena leaders who’ve been working with Mr Shinde since he broke away from the occasion led by Uddhav Thackeray.

Mr Shinde’s rival and former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has requested the Supreme Court docket to cancel the Election Fee’s order. The courtroom will hear the request at 3:30 pm on Wednesday.

Whereas the Supreme Court docket battle goes on, Mr Thackeray is working to maintain the morale excessive of occasion employees loyal to him by specializing in extra exercise at “Shiv Sainik” camps.

The Shiv Sena has a big community of camps throughout the state, which Mr Thackeray will contact afresh to start out a “Shiv Shakti Abhiyan”, or an train to strengthen the occasion’s employees on the bottom