Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said the revolt he led freed Shiv Sena from from those who betrayed the ideals of party founder Bal Thackeray

The Shiv Sena (UBT) rally will be held at Shivaji Park while the Ekanth Shinde faction’s rally will be held at Azad Maidan. Follow The Hindu’s live updates from Mumbai

Addressing the Dussehra rally of Shiv Sena at Azad Maidan ground in south Mumbai, Shinde likened the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) with the Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM, suggesting Muslim appeasement politics.

President of India Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Dussehra programme on Saturday organised by the Shri Dharmik Leela Committee in Delhi.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena will hold its rally at Azad Maidan in south Mumbai, the rival Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) will hold its rally at the historic Shivaji Park in Dadar

Both factions of Shiv Sena will hold a rally in Mumbai on Saturday evening on the occasion of Dussehra as a mega show of strength ahead of the Assembly Elections in Maharashtra.

Eknath Shinde rebelled against Uddhav Thackeray in 2022. He along with 39 other Sena MLAs camped at a hotel in Guwahati and later in Goa

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday took a swipe at former CM Uddhav Thackeray saying that his camp freed the Shiv Sena from those who betrayed the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray. Shinde was addressing the Shiv Sena Dussehra rally at Mumbai's Azad Maidan.