Dussehra Rally Highlights: Uddhav dubs Shinde as 'Ravan', latter calls him 'gaddar' as Sena vs Sena war intensifies

The two warring factions of the Shiv Sena - led by Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde - are hosting Dussehra rallies in the Shivaji Park and BKC Ground respectively today. Who will turn out to be more popular? Follow DH live to find out!

"You called us tapriwala, rickshawalla, chaiwalla, paanwalla…are persons born with silver soon are supposed to become chief minister….a chaiwala is become the prime minister and today you see how he (Narendra Modi) is leading the country”: Eknath Shinde

We would rather be the hands of Modi-Shah than of Dawood and Yakub Menon: Eknath Shinde

Congress is a party but it doesn't have a president, what happened to those who mocked the Prime Minister: Eknath Shinde

You make fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. They have created a different identity of our country in the world. He has fascinated the people of the world: Eknath Shinde

RSS made valuable contribution in building country: Eknath Shinde

The 'bow and arrow' is with me, the Shiv Sena is not a private limited company: Eknath Shinde

Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharad Pawar were friends but they never brought politics in it. The MVA partners were working against Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde

We did not commit the betrayal. This is a threat. Balasaheb's thoughts are a revolution: Eknath Shinde

You sold your father's thoughts for power. Yes there is betrayal. But betrayal happened in 2019. Balasaheb's thoughts were betrayed. The people were betrayed: Eknath Shinde to Uddhav Thackeray

You have committed a sin with the ideals of Balasaheb, seek his forgiveness: Eknath Shinde

Shinde attacks Uddhav, says 'gaddari' happened in 2019 when you did 'gaddari' with voters and Hindutva

The Shiv Sena is not of Uddhav Thackeray or Eknath Shinde, this is Balasaheb Thackeray's Shiv Sena, it is of Shiv Sainiks and no one else's: Eknath Shinde

Balasaheb ran the government with remote control, you gave the remote control to Congress and NCP, we took the step to save Shiv Sena: Eknath Shinde

You deviated from principles of Hindutva and ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray, do you have the moral right, says Eknath Shinde as he targets Uddhav Thackeray

We are taking the ideals of Balasaheb Thackeray ahead: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde

We will make Shiv Sainik Chief Minister again: Uddhav Thackeray

"I am a fighter to the core, we have seen several struggles, are you all with me," Uddhav Thackeray asks Shiv Sainiks

These people want Shiv Sena, they want Balasaheb Thackeray, they want 'bow and arrow', they want Shivaji Park: Uddhav

"Our Bharat Mata is being taken towards dictatorship, is it okay with you all?", asks Uddhav Thackeray

View of Eknath Shinde's Dussehra rally at BKC Ground. Credit: Special arrangement

We have nothing against Gujarat, but big projects meant for Maharashtra are going to the state: Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray congratulates RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale for "showing mirror" to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BJP on issues like poverty

You speak of 'gai' (cow) what about 'mehangai' (price rise and inflation): Uddhav

Don't teach Hindutva to me, we have left BJP but that does not mean we left Hindutva, says Uddhav Thackeray

I have told Shiv Sainiks to be calm and quiet, says Uddhav Thackeray

'Anand Dighe was a loyal Shiv Sainik', says Uddhav Thackeray on Eknath Shinde's mentor

Uddhav makes roaring attack on Shinde, says 'this time we have a different Ravan'

We formed Maha Vikas Aghadi to teach BJP a lesson, says Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav's estranged brother Jaidev Thackeray throws support behind Eknath Shinde, says "Let Shinde Rajya come back. Let there be elections and let Shinde Rajya come back"

Big jolt to Uddhav as Jaidev Thackeray, his estranged brother, sits next to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde

Uddhav Thackeray reaches stage at Shivaji Park, kneels down before people and offer greetings to his supporters amid cheers

Eknath Shinde is accompanied by 39 legislators and ministers who switched sides

Eknath Shinde reaches stage at BKC Ground, pays tributes to the seat from which late Balasaheb Thackeray addressed his last rally at Thane

Both Smita Thackeray and Nihar Thackeray had separately met Shinde earlier and extended support

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray reaches Shivaji Park, pays tributes to the memorial of Balasaheb Thackeray

Daughter-in-law of Bal Thackeray Smita Thackeray seen along with Bal Thackeray's grandson Nihar Thackeray at Eknath Shinde's rally, as per media reports

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde reach the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai, where he will address his rebel Shiv Sena camp's first Dusshera rally

Mumbai police on toes for Shiv Sena factions' Dussehra rallies in BKC and Shivaji Park

The Mumbai police are keeping a close vigil at the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and the Shivaji Park ground in Dadar, the venues where Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray will address the rallies of their respective Shiv Sena factions, officials said on Wednesday.

At the BKC venue, around 2,000 police personnel, including Deputy Commissioners of Police and Additional Commissioners of Police, have been deployed. The traffic police have made parking arrangements inside the Kalina University campus, a senior official said. At the Shivaji Park venue, around 1,000 police personnel, including some in plain clothes, are keeping a vigil. - PTI.

Routes of some Mumbai civic transport-run buses changed due to Dussehra rallies

More than a dozen bus routes of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were changed and several roads in Dadar and the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) closed for traffic due to Dussehra rallies organised by rival Shiv Sena factions in the metropolis on Wednesday.

The BEST civic undertaking, through its Twitter handle, informed that buses usually operating on the BKC main road, which has been closed for traffic since afternoon, have been diverted via Diamond Market between Bharat Nagar and MTNL in the business district. - PTI.

'Whoever becomes my heir will be my son', tweets Eknath Shinde in dig at Thackerays

Ahead of his Dussehra rally, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday tweeted a couplet by famous Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, which said that whosoever is his heir will be his son and not vice versa.

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Both factions of the Shiv Sena - Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde - will host their rallies at Shivaji Park and BKC respectively from 7 PM today

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All eyes on Mumbai as Shiv Sena factions prepare for Dussehra rallies

For the first time since the Shiv Sena's inception 56 years ago, two Dussehra rallies will be held in Mumbai on Wednesday evening by the party's rival factions -- led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray -- in what is being billed as a show of strength by both camps after a change in government in June.

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