On Thursday, the newly-elected MLAs of Shiv Sena elected senior leader Eknath Shinde as leader of the party's legislative wing. According to party sources, a delegation of Shiv Sena leaders including Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray and senior Sena leader will meet Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at the Raj Bhavan on Thursday. 

According to party sources, the meeting will take place at 3.30 pm at the Governor's residence where the delegation will demand prompt financial aid for the farmers of Maharashtra, who were hit by untimely rains. The delegation of leaders will also include Sena leader Eknath Shinde, who was elected as the party leader in the state legislature and Subhash Desai.