Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar on Thursday began hearing the disqualification pleas filed against each other by two rival Shiv Sena factions led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray, reported news agency PTI.

The hearing began around 10.30 am at the Vidhan Bhavan - the state legislature complex in south Mumbai - and continued till around 2 pm, reported PTI.