Shinde presided over his party s first-ever national executive in Mumbai late on Tuesday, soon after the faction led by former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray s Shiv Sena (UBT) challenged the ECI move in the Supreme Court, with the hearing scheduled Wednesday (February 22). đź“° Eknath Shinde, First Time, Non-Thackeray Holds Shiv Sena Reins; Maharashtra CM Anointed As ‘Chief Leader’.
Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde concluded their arguments before the Election Commission (EC) on Friday and asserted that they are the real Shiv Sena. The EC at the end of the hearing told both the factions to submit their written submissions, if any, by 30 January.